PETALING JAYA: The unprecedented move to ensure Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad remains as prime minister beyond 2020 has intensified after many MPs were asked to show their support for the elder statesman.
MPs aligned to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, Umno, PAS and PKR are said to have been “pressured by their own leaders to round up their respective network of MPs” to sign the SD in support of Dr Mahathir to stay on as prime minister until GE15, a news portal reported.
At the same time, the source claimed that there was an attempt to paint Dr Mahathir as an enemy of Pakatan supporters because the 94-year-old prime minister is set to make an important announcement sometime next week. Another source familiar with Sabah and Sarawak’s political affairs, however, cast doubt that the SD would gain enough signatures there.
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