Anwar demands bipartisan effort in upcoming Malaysia budget to implement strategies against COVID-19
29 October, 2020
Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has needed a bipartisan effort for the 2021 budget, which is due to be presented in the Malaysian parliament in a few days.
“It (the budget) should encompass the efforts and roles of government and opposition in devising potent ways of manage the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and in addition poverty issues,” Mr Anwar said in a statement on Tuesday (Oct 27).
He said he previously taken note of the very most recent political developments in the united states, adding that the Malay rulers’ reminder and admonishment regarding abuse of power and principles of justice shouldn't be taken lightly.
“Instead it should be supported by all parties who have the awareness and exactitude to reject decay,” he noted.
He added that his party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) would continue to fight for the reformation agenda, revolving on the principles of justice and welfare for all Malaysians.
“We will be ready to use any politicians who crave an order free from corruption and abuse of power while upholding politics of values,” he said.
On Oct 13, Mr Anwar claimed that he previously a convincing majority to dominate the government.
There is speculation that some lawmakers from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) were prepared to use Mr Anwar. UMNO politicians had previously agitated for a more favourable redistribution of government positions for the party's MPs,
The other day, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin asked Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to declare circumstances of emergency amid the COVID-19 crisis and political instability, which would have seen the upcoming parliamentary meeting suspended.
This is rejected by the king after he consulted the Malay Rulers’ Council on Sunday.
On Monday night, UMNO said that it will maintain its support for Mr Muhyiddin's government.
On Tuesday, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) also pledged "undivided loyalty" for the prime minister's leadership.
ACCEPT THAT MALAYSIAN DEMOCRACY WILL BE "50:50": SENATOR
Senator Liew Chin Tong, who's an associate of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP), also said it was time for all Malaysia’s political leaders and people to simply accept that Malaysia’s voting results would remain a “50:50” democracy for some time, and the 50 % on the losing side had to feel fairly treated.
Mr Liew pointed to only three instances in Malaysia’s electoral history, where in fact the Barisan Nasional coalition had won a lot more than 60 % of the favorite vote.
“But the-then ruling party ruled as though it garnered 95 % of the votes because of a gerrymandered and twisted electoral system that favoured BN,” Mr Liew said in a blog page post.
Furthermore, Mr Liew explained that Malaysia’s days of prime minister as a dictator was over, and that no party could rule without coalition partners of similar strength.
“The role of the Prime Minister isn't to dominate over his coalition partners, but to cobble together a coalition that can last him for the full term and hold them tightly without them feeling disenchanted,” he said.
Pointing to distrust and mistakes made by former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and Mr Anwar when Pakatan Harapan was the ruling coalition, the DAP senator said Mr Muhyiddin is making the same mistakes at a considerably faster pace, which resulted in UMNO’s dissatisfaction and the recent political turmoil.
“UMNO’s ceasefire with Muhyiddin won’t last if Muhyiddin still acts as though he's a Prime Minister which controls two-thirds of the seats the (ruling) coalition has,” Mr Liew noted.
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