Bersatu to join Anwar’s Unity Government?

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Muhyiddin “I Am Malay First Yassin” big political bluff (of toppling Anwar Ibrahim) is over and he now may be desperate to join Anwar’s Unity Government.

Bersatu to join Anwar’s Unity Government?

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28, 2023: Finance Twitter has reported that Bersatu (Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia), led by Muhyiddin “I Am Malay First” Yassin, is considering joining Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government (UG).

If that happens, the Taliban-like PAS will be the sole Opposition party in Parliament with 43 seats in the 222-seat August House.

The report has sparked rumours of such a major political realignment which would give the UG a “super majority” and stable UG.

Such a move would also serve as a check and balance to Barisan Nasional-Umno which has 30 seats, while Bersatu has 31 seats.

Will the political realignment happen? Will it be good for Malaysians and Malaysia? Well, you be the judge.

Whatever, the Finance Twitter report makes good reading:

PARLIAMENT SEATS

[No. of seats]	BN	PH	PN	GTA	GRS	GPS	OTH
F.T. [13] ›	1	10	2	0	0	0	0
Kedah [15] ›	0	1	14	0	0	0	0
Kelantan [14] ›	0	0	14	0	0	0	0
Negri S. [8] ›	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Penang [13] ›	0	10	3	0	0	0	0
Selangor [22] ›	0	16	6	0	0	0	0
Tereng. [8] ›	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Johor [26] ›	9	14	2	0	0	0	1
Melaka [6] ›	0	3	3	0	0	0	0
Pahang [14] ›	5	2	7	0	0	0	0
Perak [24] ›	3	11	10	0	0	0	0
Perlis [3] ›	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Sabah [25] ›	7	5	1	0	6	0	6
Sarawak [31] ›	0	6	1	0	0	23	1
TOTAL	30	81	74	0	6	23	8

 

STATE SEATS

[No. of seats]	BN	PH	PN	GTA	GRS	GPS	OTH
Kedah [36] ›	0	3	33	0	0	0	0
Kelantan [45] ›	1	1	43	0	0	0	0
Negri S. [36] ›	14	17	5	0	0	0	0
Penang [40] ›	2	27	11	0	0	0	0
Selangor [56] ›	2	32	22	0	0	0	0
Tereng. [32] ›	0	0	32	0	0	0	0
Johor [56] ›	40	12	3	0	0	0	1
Melaka [28] ›	21	5	2	0	0	0	0
Pahang [42] ›	17	8	17	0	0	0	0
Perak [59] ›	9	24	26	0	0	0	0
Perlis [15] ›	0	1	14	0	0	0	0
Sabah [73] ›	14	9	0	0	24	0	26
Sarawak [82] ›	0	2	0	0	0	76	4
TOTAL	120	141	208	0	24	76	31

BIG RUMOUR, SMALL RUMOUR - MUHYIDDIN & CO TO JUMP BACK INTO ANWAR'S UNITY GOVT, EXCITED BY THE 'HEALING POWER' OF ZAHID'S DNAA? - EVEN AS DAP MALCONTENT RAMASAMY INVITES MOCKERY FROM EX-COLLEAGUES WITH ALLEGED RUSH TO JOIN BERSATU

on September 27, 2023

 

BIG RUMOUR, SMALL RUMOUR - MUHYIDDIN & CO TO JUMP BACK INTO ANWAR'S UNITY GOVT, 'EXCITED' BY THE 'HEALING POWER' OF ZAHID'S DNAA? - EVEN AS DAP'S RAMASAMY INVITES MOCKERY WITH RUSH TO JOIN BERSATU ? 

KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) - Bersatu's Dr Afif Bahardin has denied speculation his party is negotiating to join Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government, even as talk sizzles that former Penang deputy chief minister II – Dr. P Ramasamy – is embarking on the reverse trail to join the opposition after quitting the DAP last month. 

"Nonsense," was Dr Afif's curt response to Politics Now!

Nonetheless to Anwar loyalists, Ramasamy - perceived as a long-time stalwart of the reformist movement championed by Pakatan Harapan which leads the unity government - might be making the biggest mistake of his political life.

Apparently, former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin is also considering a move to ally Bersatu, the party he founded after being sacked from Umno, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.

"Muhyiddin, facing corruption charges, has his attention glued to the discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) which was granted to UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi recently. If PM Anwar could “forgive” Zahid, who is also the deputy prime minister, Muhyiddin believes he could extract the same concession. With the plan to topple Anwar government shattered, Bersatu has to move on," writes news portal Finance Twitter.. 

"Muhyiddin understood more than anyone that in politics, there are no permanent enemies or permanent friends – only permanent interests. If he could stunningly betray friends and allies in 2020, leading to the collapse of the democratically-elected Pakatan Harapan government, the traitor can definitely repeat it again today. Besides, he has nothing to lose by leaving the opposition."

DENIALS

 

Similar accusations have sprung up before and Bersatu leaders have repeatedly denied them. The catalysts for the latest batch of rumors are likely to be tied to a perceived snub by PAS chief Hadi Awang, who appointed another ex-prime minister Mahathir Mohamad as economic and investment adviser to the 4 state governments run by  PAS in Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis and Terengganu.

The shock appointment was seen to be a slap in the face to Muhyiddin, with Hadi signaling that he prefers Mahathir to be the de-facto leader of the opposition. While Muhyiddin is currently the head of Perikatan Nasional or PN, PAS is the most powerful component party in the opposition pact holding at least 43 of the 74 seats won by PN in the last year's general election. Bersatu, which holds 31, is seen as already flailing

"Hadi obviously was sending a message to Muhyiddin that he is just a pawn in the game, playing second fiddle and can only ask how high when asked to jump," claims the report.

Muhyiddin and Bersatu are also believed to have lost hope after failing to win in the recent Pulai parliamentary seat and Simpang Jeram state seat elections in Johor. The alleged plan was for Umno's Hishammuddin Hussein to trigger a change in government by leading 15 MPs, including 2 lawmakers from Anwar’ own PKR party into the opposition if PN had managed to wrest the 2 seats.

"There’s no guarantee that all the 15 MPs who resign and re-contest will win back their respective seats. Even Hishammuddin wasn’t sure he can retain Sembrong seat if he were to contest under Perikatan Nasional," claims the report. 

"Another issue was that nobody knows if the “green wave” will repeat itself. It was because of this reason that the plan was temporarily suspended. If the tsunami does not happen, there was no reason to commit “kamikaze” by resigning only to lose all the 15 MPs." 

'YESTERDAY'S BREAD' ANWAR RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS

As for Anwar, he is seen to be 'yesterday's news' with Malay voters who distrust him and his unity government which relies on collaboration with the Chinese-dominated DAP party to stay in power.

"It might be a good idea for PM Anwar, currently struggling to win over conservative Malays, to consider Bersatu as Muhyiddin desperately wanted to keep his party intact. Armed with 31 MPs, Bersatu is as powerful as Barisan Nasional (30 MPs). It would also provide the government with more than a super-majority in the parliament, boosting the country’s political stability. Crucially, it breaks up the opposition."

"More importantly, Bersatu can be used to check and balance UMNO, who has been holding the premier hostage with damaging demands such as a royal pardon for crooked Najib Razak and constant attacks on ally DAP in attempts to fish for Malay votes. In the event of an UMNO betrayal, Bersatu possesses the numbers to ensure a simple majority in the government."

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UPDATE:

PN U-turned on GE15 cooperation with BN, says Tok Mat

Mohamad Hasan claims Muhyiddin Yassin agreed that PN would work with BN for GE15, a month before Parliament’s dissolution.

Dineskumar Ragu - 27 Sep 2023, 11:53pm

Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan claimed that he and BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi met PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin a month before Parliament was dissolved.

PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional reneged on a promise to collaborate with Barisan Nasional for the 15th general election (GE15), claims Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan.

Mohamad claimed that he and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi met Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin and one of his deputies, whom he did not name, a month before Parliament was dissolved, where they agreed that both coalitions would work together for GE15.

“We said, ‘Alhamdulillah’. But at the time, they requested for three days (to confirm the matter) as they wanted to hold a meeting (among PN leaders).

“After four days, they said they did not want to work with BN because Umno is a corrupt party.

“The actual reason? Because they saw that the Malays were no longer with (us),” the deputy BN chairman claimed in a livestreamed ceramah at Felda Chemomoi in Pelangai.

Mohamad, also known as Tok Mat, said this reflected PN’s insincerity in uniting the ummah, an agenda which saw Umno and PAS sign the Muafakat Nasional charter in 2019.

He was in Felda Chemomoi to campaign for the BN candidate for the Pelangai by-election. BN’s Amizar Abu Adam faces a three-cornered fight for the seat against PN’s Kasim Samat and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli.

Mohamad also accused PN of failing the “first test” of uniting the ummah in the 2021 Melaka state election, claiming the Muhyiddin-led coalition was the one that decided not to work with BN for the state polls.

With 23 of 28 seats in Melaka being Malay-majority, he said a BN-PN alliance would have seen them record a massive win in the state.

BN was even willing to give five seats to PN though the latter had only asked for three seats initially, he claimed.

“But (they) did not want (to work with us) because there were numerous reports which said that BN would lose the (state election) or could only win 11 seats at most.

“That is why they left us, but we won big (in that state election),” added Mohamad, who is also the defence minister.

BN won 21 out of 28 state seats in the 2021 Melaka polls, while PN only won two.