Ismail Sabri as PM a certainty… or is it?

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KUALA LUMPUR – Is it with certainty that one can put their money on Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the country’s ninth prime minister?

Several Umno and Barisan Nasional lawmakers last night said a consensus has been reached to name the Bera MP for the top job.

However, how can it be a consensus when at least three Umno MPs – Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz – have pulled support for the former deputy prime minister?

Former Federal Territories minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa in a Facebook post said other allied parties – supposedly those from the Perikatan Nasional government – have vowed to back any candidate from Barisan Nasional.

In all, the Ketereh lawmaker said more than 69 MPs will pledge their support. Add this to BN’s 42 lawmakers, and it is enough to achieve the magic number of 111 for a new government to be formed.

Based on calculations according to the original PN alignment, this means Ismail Sabri will have the backing of 115 MPs, including those from PAS and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), and independents.


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