Quit or call for confidence vote, Bersih tells Muhyiddin

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PETALING JAYA: Following the withdrawal of Umno’s support for the government, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin must resign or call for an immediate confidence vote, electoral reform group Bersih 2.0 said.

Its steering committee said it will be irresponsible to prolong the political instability and deny Malaysians a functioning government while the country is facing a raging pandemic and an ailing economy.

“If Muhyiddin believes he can still command a majority, he must convene the Dewan Rakyat and table a motion of confidence in himself immediately, notwithstanding the widely disputed proposal of 14-day suspension by the director-general of health,” it said in a statement today.

If Muhyiddin loses the vote and still refuses to resign, Bersih said, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong can dismiss him and make way for a new prime minister, in line with Article 43(2a) of the Federal Constitution.

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