PAS deputy says Dr M not above calling snap polls to stabilise Pakatan rule
PAS deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man predicts that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad may just dissolve Parliament early if he is unable to continue as prime minister. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
However, the Islamist lawmaker also said the government is unlikely to risk fresh elections before the expiry of its mandate ― 2023 ― if it is unsure it can retain its power. “However, if he feels that he could not continue, and a new mandate is required, then it is not impossible that he will dissolve Parliament earlier,” Tuan Ibrahim toldThe Kubang Kerian MP also told the Malay daily that the current sex video scandal that has implicated a minister could be an attempt to divert public attention from the real problems happening in the country.
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