Muhyiddin Upset His “115 SD” Rejected – Here’s Why Anwar Still The Favourite To Grab

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Muhyiddin Yassin knew his scam didn’t work when Anwar Ibrahim was also invited to the Palace to meet Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) today (Nov 22), the third day after the 15th General Election that has produced a hung Parliament. In Feb 2020, he managed to cheat his way to become the 8th Prime Minister with just 108 statutory declarations (SD), but not this time.

Yes, on the eve of Muhyiddin’s swearing-in on March 1, 2020, Mahathir Mohamad had 114 votes. To prove it, ex-PM Mahathir had even pre-emptively published the list of 114 MPs (more than 112 minimum seats required to form a simple-majority government in the 222-seat Parliament) who supported him as the next prime minister, along with a letter to the Palace.
 
Muhyiddin, however, failed or refused to publish the list of Members of Parliament allegedly supported him, but was sworn in by the monarch anyway. His legitimacy was questioned when he locked the Parliament under the pretext of fighting Covid-19. During his 17-month regime, the former backdoor prime minister had never dared hold a motion of confidence to legitimize his leadership.

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