IT had been the quietest week in a long while for Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who turns 95 today (July 10).
The “birthday boy” sort of dropped off the political radar after his push for Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal to be Pakatan Harapan’s prime minister candidate fell through.
Muhyiddin’s motion to put up a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker is widely seen as test of numbers and ultimately a test of his strength. The upcoming session, which would probably require a vote to appoint Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun, better known by his Art Harun nom de plume, as the new Speaker and Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said as the Deputy Speaker, should provide some confirmation of the numbers.
Fortunately for Anwar, the Dr Mahathir group has committed to support the coalition bid to retain Tan Sri Mohd Ariff Md Yusof and Nga Kor Ming as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.A source close to Shafie said there is no reason why Warisan MPs would not go along with Pakatan to retain the current Speaker and Deputy Speaker.Anwar had indicated last month that Pakatan has 107 MPs.
Every single MP counts in this tight race for control of Parliament and that is why Pakatan cannot afford to offend either Dr Mahathir or Shafie, who have between them a total of 15 MPs.
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