GRS was part of the unity government, with its total six MPs in support of Anwar as the premier. The portal said some Barisan MPs were being wooed by certain individuals and persuaded to take part in a "do-or-die mission" to sacrifice their seats and quit their respective parties. He said the unity government remained strong with the support of 148 MPs and stressed the legitimacy of the government was intact.Īnwar was referring to a report by a portal that a group of Barisan Nasional MPs who previously supported Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for prime minister after the 15th General Election (GE15) were involved in a plot to overthrow the unity government by quitting their seats to force by-elections. Warning his detractors not to sabotage the Federal Government, Anwar vowed that the unity government would take action accordingly without compromise on those who failed to heed this caution. The Tambun MP said he needed to put a stop to talk of a conspiracy to bring down the unity government, which could sabotage and destabilise the federal administration. The Keningau MP said the enforcement of the anti-party hopping law also partly strengthened the political stability in the country.Īnwar had last Sunday (May 7) challenged those who wanted to topple his government to move a vote of no confidence against him during the Dewan Rakyat sitting on May 22. "GRS fully supports the unity government," Kitingan said, after an event here on Wednesday (May 10). "The situation now is different, the unity government includes everybody. "It’s (political turmoil) is nothing new in Malaysia but GRS believes it is not like it was four years ago. "I am observing the current political development and I see this (government) is stronger, supported by all the communities, inclusive and you can see the diversity. He said the country had gone through many political storms in the last four to five years but believed things were different this time around. Kitingan, the Deputy Chief Minister and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) deputy chairman, said that he fully supported the Federal Government remaining intact. KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan has backed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government to continue leading the country amid a possible move for a vote of no confidence against the premier in Parliament.
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