KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said there should be no question to dispute the stability of his unity government.

In an interview with Bloomberg TV in Singapore on Monday, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman and PKR president said the federal administration under his leadership survived the test of confidence when it was put to the vote in the Dewan Rakyat in December last year.

"What is important is (that it) has been tested in Parliament and we secured a two-thirds majority, which is stronger.

"I don't need a two-thirds majority. I need a comfortable or strong majority. There is no indication that there is friction within the coalition.

"For now the government is stable. It has not been this stable for the last 10 to 15 years. That's good enough for Malaysia," Anwar was quoted in the interview.

The full transcript of the Q and A session was published today at www.bloomberg.com.

It was reported that the prime minister had garnered the support of the two-thirds majority in the Lower House, or 148 members of parliament after the leaders signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Anwar, in the same interview, said it was imperative for political leaders in the country to set a good example in order to regain the credibility of the nation.

"There are political leaders who are not there for the money and they avoid all cases of corruption, abuse.

"People are fed up with the situation and Malaysia shouldn't be known for its financial scandals or malfeasance. It should be known for its vibrant, multiracial society with a capacity to move forward," he said.

During the interview, Anwar also spoke of a wide range of topics including the backlash elicited from his decision to appoint his daughter, Nurul Izzah, as his senior adviser on economic and finance matters on a pro-bono basis.

"She's qualified. She's not being paid for the job. She's someone I trust to help me out.

"She can deliver. She's not abusing her position. She's not using it to try and abscond some funds to give (her cronies).

"That is a sickness and the rotten system we inherited, and she is there together with many other colleagues of mine to try and dismantle that," he said.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2023/02/875552/pm-my-government-stable