Motion of No Confidence

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof has accepted a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

However, it is unknown when this motion would be tabled, if at all as the one-day May 18 sitting will only discuss government business, according to Ariff in a statement.

Ariff said the motion of no-confidence was filed by Langkawi MP Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

In a separate development, today marked the third day in a row where no new deaths attributed to Covid-19 infections were reported by the Health Ministry.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has proposed a motion stating that the Dewan Rakyat has lost confidence in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and that he should resign as the Prime Minister immediately.

Hassan said that during Muhyiddin's 10 months as Prime Minister, he had avoided and denied the presentation of the motion of no-confidence.

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Based on the Order of the Meeting, the matter will be raised by Hassan Abdul Karim (PH-Pasir Gudang) through a question to the Prime Minister.

A total of 16 MPs, namely 11 from Amanah and five from Parti Pejuang Tanah Air have submitted notices to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun seeking to table the motion.

The matter was confirmed by the Vice President of Amanah, Datuk Mahfuz Omar to Astro AWANI on Friday evening.

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Ku Li has openly stated to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that he has lost confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Dr Maszlee Malik said the decision was taken due to Muhyiddin's failure to govern during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun has stressed that the motion of no confidence under the Standing Orders is not unique to the system practised in the country.

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has called for the Motion of No Confidence brought by Langkawi MP, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat.

The Langkawi Member of Parliament explained that he had taken such an action after being disappointed that the motion was not debated in Parliament.

Pakatan Harapan (PH) had earlier said it would submit a motion of no confidence against the prime minister when the Dewan Rakyat sitting begins on May 18.

Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has filed a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.