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Sources say ‘Pakatan Plus’ mulling Anwar as DPM candidate with Shafie, but will he accept?
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Publish date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020, 12:21 PM
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 ― In the last week or so, Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its allies have seemingly been rejuvenated with hope that it may have turned the tide in garnering the majority in the Parliament after the Perikatan Nasional (PN) took over Putrajaya in March.
However, several sources who wished to remain unnamed have indicated that the pact has been deadlocked for days on making any counter-move, due to the inability so far to agree on who to lead this new pact called PH Plus ― which included Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s faction in Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, and Parti Warisan Sabah.
In a bid to not repeat the succession obscurity that ostensibly led to the fall of PH administration, sources said PH Plus has now put forward the proposal of cementing PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s post as deputy prime minister under Dr Mahathir, together with another deputy in Warisan president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal.
“It will be a first as no Sabah or Sarawak leaders had been DPM,” one source from Warisan told Malay Mail.
The sources said this suggestion was put forth during Wednesday’s PH Plus meeting in PKR’s headquarters, which also marked Anwar’s first appearance together with Dr Mahathir outside of Parliament since February.
“They also tabled that [Dr Mahathir] will make way for Anwar with two conditions,” said a source from Amanah, referring to party leaders and Dr Mahathir.
“Firstly, [it will only be] after six months; and second, Anwar has to get support from Sabah and Sarawak.”
However, the sources said the meeting did not arrive at any decision, as Anwar had asked for a week’s time to decide.
This was evident in the joint statement issued by the parties involved following the meeting, in which they said any decision coming from the meeting will be finalised in the coming week.
Yesterday after PH Presidential Council meeting, PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil also hinted at the same: saying both PH side (which included Anwar), and PH Plus side (which included Dr Mahathir) need to meet one more time before issuing any decision by next Tuesday ― which would mark the one-week period since the Wednesday meeting.
Waiting for Anwar’s answer
This deliberation did not bode well for everybody. A Bersatu source questioned Anwar’s motive for postponing the matter, saying time is now of utmost importance.
“[The] momentum is now, you see how Muhyiddin and Azmin has been trying to steal support by giving them post and joining their side,” he said, referring to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
“Why one week? We should give the good news now. Is there any other motives?” he asked.
Yesterday, Bersatu MP Maszlee Malik also wrote an op-ed in which he said Dr Mahathir’s support is vital if Anwar is to form a new government, pointing at the insufficient support of MPs that lie with Anwar.
Maszlee also said that selecting the ninth prime minister should not be on the basis that the position is Anwar’s absolute right, prompting backlash from some in the PKR, such as its organising secretary Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Selangor Youth chief Najwan Halimi who cautioned Maszlee against “arrogance”.
Despite this, some in the other PH components have also expressed their exasperation against Anwar for allegedly dragging his feet even before the Wednesday meeting ― including by refusing to talk with Dr Mahathir.
“The discussion between [Dr Mahathir] and Anwar’s faction started in February but it became a problem when the PKR chief suddenly became incommunicado,” said a source from Dr Mahathir’s camp in Bersatu.
The source compared this with other PH parties, which they said were very responsive and supportive with the discussions.
Anwar and PKR representatives had been absent from press conferences and meetings held with PH Plus leaders, up until Wednesday.
Yesterday, sources told Malay Mail that two PH Plus meetings, previously scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, were postponed and would not be attended by Anwar.
PH’s pieces put in place
This comes as rumours on social media suggested that PH Plus may have the support of up to 129 MPs should it make a move against Muhyiddin and PN. This number has been disputed by PN MPs.
Even Anwar himself said in his daily Facebook Live stream that the current number stands at just 107, five shy of the 112 needed for a simple majority.
A source said that Dr Mahathir and his allies have managed to received support from some MPs within Gabungan Parti Sarawak, and the newly-formed Parti Sarawak Bersatu which included former Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian.
“Eight MPs from Sarawak and four more from [Muhyiddin’s camp in] Bersatu is poised to support Dr Mahathir,” said the source from Warisan.
Yesterday, Sarawak chief minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg downplayed the rumour of GPS joining hands with PH, comparing the state coalition to a “beautiful lady” that has caused suitors trying to woo its support.
Singapore’s Straits Times also wrote quoting sources that Muhyiddin is looking to call snap polls as early as this year to end doubts over his mandate amid accusations that his PN government is a “backdoor” one that lacks a parliamentary majority.
Which gambit will Anwar choose?
But what does Anwar think of his chances as the prime minister candidate instead? In the last few weeks, he had hinted over this matter during his daily Facebook Live streams.
In May, he had vowed that PH will not repeat its “past mistakes” when the coalition selects its prime minister candidate moving forward.
In an interview with Malaysiakini this week, Anwar also admitted that the PH government lost its support due to Dr Mahathir’s remarks against “lazy Malays”, saying he is “cautiously confident” of becoming the next PM.
Another fresh rumour in the past few days accused Anwar of seeking a deal with Muhyiddin to reject any no-confidence motion against the prime minister if brought up in Parliament, in return for ensuring that Anwar will succeed Muhyiddin.
However, several sources from Anwar’s camp categorically refuted the claim, insisting that Anwar had always remained steadfast in opposing PN.
“Anwar feels that he should be given the chance to be PM after what happens in February, but the narrative that [Dr Mahathir] should resume the position was set from the start even before any discussions,” said a source from PKR.
“The talk that Anwar is in league with PN is untrue as he was always active and clear in PH presidential meetings.”
Prior to the fall of the PH administration, PH had agreed that the transition of power from Dr Mahathir towards Anwar should be left in the hands of the former prime minister, who has vowed that it would have been after the Apec Summit in November this year.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/06/13/sources-say-pakatan-plus-mulling-anwar-as-dpm-candidate-with-shafie-but-wil/1874982
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Give young one like Nurul a chance....
.....a female PM is a blessing for msia
2020-06-13 17:13
The malay & muslim may not Accept Nurul as PM loh...!!
Appoint mat sabu PM and Nurul DPM maybe a better combinations mah...!!
Posted by EngineeringProfit > Jun 13, 2020 5:13 PM | Report Abuse
Give young one like Nurul a chance....
.....a female PM is a blessing for msia
2020-06-13 17:15
Like stock....win buying cheap....
.......try her......miracle can happen
msia can turn over a new leaf
2020-06-13 17:17
We have no time to lose.....
....DESPERATE TIME MUST EXECUTE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURE TO WIN
2020-06-13 17:19
mohidn also no future cos of his health.if he's like our 2nd PM how? msia in chaos
2020-06-13 17:20
Posted by icecool > Jun 13, 2020 4:56 PM | Report Abuse
coup here coup there looks like ge15 will be coming soon, hope people are ready to travel for ge15
hope the people of msia to vote wisely,not only vote for some sweet goodies
2020-06-13 17:22
Old ppl can die anytime.....
.....choose young...with many years to perform
2020-06-13 17:22
no health matters.he got cancer u think insurance companies can accept him if he wanna buy one?
2020-06-13 17:23
AI has his own lobbyists and yes men....
.....all tainted and burdensome
only more disappointment and ...
...history to repeat itself
2020-06-13 17:25
he must pick the correct people and not from tun picks.....tun pick mustlee more worst.....hahaha
2020-06-13 17:26
What's the point? Rakyat's agenda first.......
.....only in the heart, soul and words of Nurul's peers like Siti Kasim, Azly Rahman
2020-06-13 17:27
PKR flag was the winning one in GE14....
.....AND ONLY PKR FLAG CAN WIN
2020-06-13 17:28
PH please don't let TUN in power.if u lost at least u got dignity.all we want is new modern msia not otak udang and confrontation with the west and other nations
2020-06-13 17:29
let's see next week who PH nominated for PM.hope is Anwar and bring back nurul,rafizi,siti kasim,azly and more younger generation for the future of msia.all for one and one for all.the world is getting more competitive and the people must work hard to achieve their dreams like spore and not only thinking some money fell from sky or given from govt.like that won't make u all rich
2020-06-13 17:33
AI was too weak to allow the streak of losing so many by-election.....
....and Past Hope's popularity to drop dramatically in the first three months
2020-06-13 17:37
not only PH must pick for PM,might as well pick nurul,rafizi and more younger generation for minister posts before GE and assure the rakyat they are building the future before the GE
2020-06-13 17:37
....failed to be strong and heroic enough to save Past Hope then......
2020-06-13 17:39
AI should promote his team before GE,so the rakyat will know some of the ministers that is going to be appointed and well ahead of muafakat.as for the finance minister post,it should be given to a successful entrepreneur that is not corrupt to build a strong future msia
2020-06-13 17:42
he trusted tun too much.now he have to select his own team.as for lge maybe he must be downgraded to transport minister only....hahaha
2020-06-13 17:44
True.....
.....but Past Hope was known for transparency, efficiency or inner harmony
2020-06-13 17:45
.....lots of inaction by econ and home minions
endless counterproductive actions by edu minion
futile yet opaque funding of flying carpet project
2020-06-13 17:49
past PH is led by tun,so don't blame Anwar. hope new PH is led by Anwar.if he fail only can blame him and in future forever don't vote for PH.any hope for modern and prosperous msia is must support PH.PLEASE GIVE NEW PH ONE LAST CHANCE TO SAVE MSIA.mohiden only got 3 years max,what can he do? soon dumno goons will takeover from him and msia end up just like the past.
2020-06-13 17:57
Don't use the word 'lead'....
.....Past Hope was misled to self-destruct
2020-06-13 18:01
the rakyat dunno the RM is useless now.even thai don't recognise our RM now.when petronas wells run dry msia will be broke.now msia even can catch up with Vietnam.our rakyat is surely more pandai than them
2020-06-13 18:04
But is ok.....
.....because the earth ppl can't do math and finance properly
Backdoor passing and copy-paste accounting only
2020-06-13 18:07
Posted by apolloang > Jun 13, 2020 6:04 PM | Report Abuse
the rakyat dunno the RM is useless now.even thai don't recognise our RM now.when petronas wells run dry msia will be broke.now msia even can catch up with Vietnam.our rakyat is surely more pandai than them
________
Yes....this a a tragic for those who have functional grey matter
a corruption for functional icac
a curse for ppl in poverty
a sin for the filthy rich earth traitors
2020-06-13 18:10
On hindsight, it was all engineered to bury Past Hope alive....
......the partying allboyslong-cum-inactivity then-econ minion
the missing-in-action&meeting then-home minion
the further breaking of broken edu system then-edu minion
the burning2million-every-month-overseas to inflate own ego prime minion
What an unsightly circus!
2020-06-13 19:00
wow so hot debate here. anyway no party will have enough to form the government in this coming election which mean the new government will be lead by a unity government.
2020-06-13 22:20
I heard TDM said he's not crazy for power n he'll support anyone who become the next pm but now he want to be PM9,so all the 'sheraton drama' is real. If he still want to be pm,why he resign? Cos he will never let AI become pm. Will AI give him another chance? If AI support him then this is not about country or politic anymore this is about POWER. Crazy for POWER.
2020-06-14 11:12
Posted by icecool > Jun 13, 2020 10:20 PM | Report Abuse
wow so hot debate here. anyway no party will have enough to form the government in this coming election which mean the new government will be lead by a unity government.
___////_____
Got.....as soon as macc act on asset declaration of all dumno mps and the court send all corrupt backdoor ppl
....Past Hope would be Present Hope again
(but only should be led by Nurul)
2020-06-14 11:42
It's time for ppl to wake up and open their eyes....
.....how facts, moral principles* and laws of physics have evolved over the centuries
Fictional scriptures about 3 days of darkness without morning was never documented in the Roman, China and world history
Nab Isa never mentioned in the Roman or Egyptian historicity**
To ensure public funded schools only teach young mind only 'how to fish....how to learn.....and examine for evidence and doability/workability/efficiency'.....
....and stop propagating obsolete stuff......or tattoing their grey matter to retard cognitive flexibility - a crucial survival skills in this exceptional era
Else would be cursed with weak currency for century........poverty on a rich land....misery in a blessed land.......kleptocracy in democracy
* any form of female circumcision is inhumane
** not even his tombstone (At least we know the body ash of Gautama was distributed over hundreds of stupa in India
2020-06-14 13:53
I read Raja Petra article why the chinese don't mind western country call us pendatang when we migrate there but we're so furious when TDM name us pendatang cos Malaysia is our home n we're born here n we love our country. If migrate different storylah, we're happy to be name pendatang cos we're not born there. So simple also don't know.
2020-06-14 14:11
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coup here coup there looks like ge15 will be coming soon, hope people are ready to travel for ge15
2020-06-13 16:56