Many factors will be at play when the Dewan Rakyat meets on May 18. FMTNews DewakRakyat Parliament May19 NoConfidenceMotion
The May 18 political showdown will no doubt be a grand spectacle for all Malaysians – a rematch, you might say, between the actors following the events that led to this unprecedented political turmoil.
If the previous impasse was a week-long street fight with no clear rules and referees, this parliamentary battle will be an organised boxing match between opposing heavyweights complete with ring and glaring spotlights.Firstly, is Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin really confident or even ready to take on the Mahathir-Pakatan Harapan clan? Perikatan Nasional’s razor-thin majority is surely a cause for concern.
PH is in a strange position. Should the motion against Muhyiddin be passed, who should be the ninth PM? If PH backs Anwar Ibrahim, it may not be able to obtain the required numbers . What about the alternative option? Is it ready for round two of Mahathir’s shenanigans as PM? Or is it still traumatised from what transpired earlier in the year?
Fourthly, is it too late for Anwar to be PM? From what we have seen since his last prison release, it is clear that he no longer has that larger-than-life personality and following, the ability to move crowds and inspire legions of die-hard youth leaders. The man has many faults, but the biggest of them all is his lack of ruthlessness. He does not know when to pull the political “trigger” – think 1996 , 2008 and 2019 .
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