Malaysian PM Muhyiddin established to announce Cabinet line-up on Monday
09 March, 2020
Malaysian Primary Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is certainly expected to present his Cabinet line-up to Malaysian king Sultan Abdullah Shah at 11am on Mon (Mar 9).
The Prime Minister’s Business office said in a statement that after obtaining the consent of the king, Muhyiddin is expected to unveil his Cabinet at 5pm soon after that day time in Putrajaya.
Muhyiddin, 72, was sworn in simply because Malaysia's eighth prime minister in Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on the subject of Mar 1.
A new coalition, formed by Muhyiddin’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, United Malays National Organisation, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia and others, took over federal power from former ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH).
This came after Mahathir Mohamad's unexpected resignation as prime minister on Feb 24, after his PH coalition collapsed amid a power struggle, plunging the country into political turmoil.
In appointing Muhyiddin, the palace said it went beyond its "call of obligation" by meeting all lawmakers and the leaders of various political parties prior to the king arrived at his decision that Muhyiddin was the individual likely to command many in parliament.
That is disputed by Mahathir, who claims that he commands a majority.
Muhyiddin has since postponed the beginning of parliamentary proceedings simply by two months amid opposition initiatives, spearheaded simply by Mahathir, to task his government with a good confidence vote.
THE HOME will sit for 15 days between May 18 and Jun 23.
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