Ismail Sabri Still Strong As Dewan Sits For Possible Last Meet Before Ge15

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This, despite pressure from Umno to hold polls this year instead of completing Parliament’s full term
(The Vibes) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob remains secure in what could be the last Parliament meeting, to start on Monday, before the 15th general election is called.
Despite pressure from his own party Umno to hold polls this year instead of completing Parliament’s full term in July 2023, Ismail Sabri, who has been in power for 14 months to date, has the backing of enough MPs to survive any possibility of a sudden no-confidence motion, if one is called.
This possibility was raised by DAP veteran and Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang in a September 16 statement, if Ismail Sabri continues to ignore the repeated and frantic demands from Umno, Barisan Nasional’s (BN) lynchpin, to dissolve Parliament. At one point, the pressure seemed so intense that there was speculation he would dissolve the house soon after the tabling of Budget 2023 on October 7.
Through party-hopping, alliances and numbers have changed in the composition of the Dewan Rakyat since the historic 2018 general election when BN lost federal power for the first time. The current status of the house is as follows:
Pakatan Harapan (PH), which won 113 parliamentary seats in the 2018 polls, formed the government with allies, making up 121 out of 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat.
Since the Sheraton Move in 2020 and through further defections, PH now has 90 seats, still enough to safeguard Ismail Sabri’s position as prime minister.
Even though PH’s ties with other opposition parties may be uncertain (Muda), or fractious (Warisan, Pejuang and PSB), their combined numbers of 103, together with MPs from other parties not keen on holding elections this year, ensure Ismail Sabri’s position.
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