Dr M claims Pakatan's administration ended the moment Bersatu left coalition
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Mahathir implied that the end of the PH administration was the brainchild of Datuk Seri Najib Razak Picture by Miera Zulyana |
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Langkawi MP Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad claimed that his resignation as prime minister was only a “formality” as the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition had ceased to be the government the moment Bersatu abandoned them.
In his blog today titled My Resignation, the former premier said that this automatically triggered the end of the PH Cabinet.
“Strictly speaking, when Bersatu left PH, PH ceased to be the Government. This meant that all members of the Cabinet lost their ministerial positions. This included me. I had lost my position as prime minister. Resigning was only a formality,” said Dr Mahathir.
The 95-year-old politician implied that the end of the PH administration was the brainchild of his former protégé turned nemesis Pekan MP and former Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak who had also proposed to set up a Malay-Muslim administration with PAS.
For this plan to succeed, Najib needed more Malay support and for Bersatu to leave PH while allying itself with PAS and Umno.
Dr Mahathir then accused Bersatu secretary-general and Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin of being part of the conspiracy to oust DAP and overthrow the PH administration.
Apparently, Hamzah’s role was to obtain Umno support for Bersatu and Dr Mahathir, who was supposed to lead the “unholy coalition”, which he refused.
“Hamzah Zainuddin worked to get Umno members to support me, as I was to be the prime minister in this new coalition. He got even Najib to sign. I opposed this move. But Muhyiddin supported the idea. Majority in Bersatu supported Muhyiddin.
BULLSHIT!
The moment he resigned (abruptly without consulting his PH colleagues, WITHOUT handing over to Anwar), his cabinet members had no job, the PH govt collapsed and the King had to step in to ask him to be an 'interim' PM to ensure Malaysia still has a 'caretaker' political administrator.
When Muhyiddin and Azmin pulled PRIBUMI out of PH, they did so to form a Malay government with Muafafat Nasional, a new government, but this was way way way after an 'interim' PM, all by his sickening sleazy sly selfish lonesome self, was trying to get a 'party-less' cabinet organised for his continuing rule.
Actually Toonsie has a point. When Muhyiddin pulled Bersatu out of the PH coalition they would have effectively lost their parliamentary majority. Compounded with Azmin Ali & Gang's rebellion.
ReplyDeleteso what if conman never resign n bersatu pull out from ph? ph can continue as govt? pray educate us how yr motherland govt system work?
ReplyDeletePH would still have a simple majority.
Deleteit's purely guesstimate of a what if question. the fact is that when there is 3 faction fight for the pm post, ph/anwar was never the first choice though obviously they have the most mp support among the 3. my point is for sake of powwr, mahathir shouldnt resign, however from a democracy pov, if ph cant work with him or vice versa, its a reasonable step he took. that said, i think our democracy system is pretty stupid n useless.
DeleteMuhyiddin's current status is proof exactly that a sitting Prime Minister and incumbent government is mighty difficult to unseat.
ReplyDeleteIt will take losing a vote of confidence in Parliament or being defeated in a key legislation such as the Budget to cause an incumbent government to fall.
If Mahathir had not resigned , the PM and Cabinet continues as usual.
Let BN UMNO demand a vote in Parliament. They can be kept waiting and plenty of corrective measures can be taken by a sitting Government.
Mahathir's summary resignation was either a grave strategic error, or a deliberate Mahathir act to nullify the Harapan Government.
In one step he got rid of DAP as well as the handover agreement to Anwar