Political parties unite in Malaysia
2022.12.16 05:13
Political parties unite in Malaysia
Budrigannews.com – In preparation for a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim next week, political parties in Malaysia that support him signed a cooperation pact on Friday that promised stability.
After an election that resulted in a hung parliament, Anwar, who has been an opposition figure for more than two decades, became prime minister last month. He formed a government with opposing political blocs.
After rival and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin cast doubt on his support, he has promised to call a confidence vote in his lower house majority on Monday.
After the demise of two previous administrations as a result of political unrest, Anwar is Malaysia’s fourth prime minister since 2020. This year, Malaysia passed laws to prevent party defections in the future; however, the new rules do not prevent political coalitions from switching allegiances collectively.
As indicated by Anwar and other alliance pioneers, the gatherings consented to guarantee political strength following quite a while of disturbance, prodding the economy, great administration, and maintaining the privileges of the country’s larger part Malay people group and Islam as its true religion.
After a ceremony in which leaders of political parties signed the agreement, he stated, “We agreed on the broad parameters and broad policies, including to ensure the government is stable.”
“It makes a lot of sense that we have to achieve this kind of understanding based on shared principles and policies,” “We concede that no party managed to have a clear majority.”
They promised to boost development in the Borneo-island Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. Anwar needs the support of blocs based in Borneo if he is to keep his majority.
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The previous ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional, which he fought for much of his political career to overthrow, is also a part of his government.
Before being ousted in an election in 2018, Barisan ruled Malaysia for more than six decades despite widespread allegations of corruption.
It came back to power last year, but it was again defeated in the polls last month, coming in third place behind Anwar’s and Muhyiddin’s coalitions.
