“According to a source, the Palace may lean favourably towards strengthening the existing government assuming that a Political Emergency isn’t declared”
Raggie Jessy Rithaudeen
ايستان دكاتاكن لبيه سوك ‘ڤركوكوه كراجأن سكارڠ’، انور موڠكين دڤي عيم جك تياد ضرورت ڤوليتيك
If you remember, on the 2nd of April 2022, I wrote;
Everyone knows that Anwar stands a better chance of becoming Prime Minister by helping the Court Cluster trigger a snap election, and everyone knows that getting Mahathir and Anwar to see eye to eye is akin to asking Najib to say, “Oh, to hel* with it! Rosmah made me do it!!”
I myself heard rumours of a coup attempt brewing in the pipeline, involving none other than Anwar and the Court Cluster, with some speculating that the plan involves Members of Parliament from parties besides UMNO and PKR.
According to a source, there is a distinct possibility that the Palace may side with Ismail Sabri, say no to the dissolution of parliament and insist that Anwar be made Deputy Prime Minister.
Perhaps Najib has found this out.
Perhaps Najib has come to know of efforts by a group, comprising people of good conscience, who are pressuring the Palace to declare a State of Political Emergency, effectively thwarting the Court Cluster’s ambition of holding a snap election.
12 days later, I wrote (in Malay);
Kluster Mahkamah boleh membuat kejutan dan menarik sokongan terhadap Ismail Sabri.
Disebabkan MoU kerajaan bersama Pakatan Harapan bukannya berupa sokongan langsung ahli-ahli parlimen (MP) gabungan itu terhadap Ismail Sabri, Ismail Sabri akan hilang majoriti.
Andai kata Kem Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dan Kluster Mahkamah masuk perjanjian rahsia ke arah pembentukan “jajaran politik baharu” melibatkan Pakatan Harapan dan Barisan Nasional (sepertimana yang dipertimbangkan dulu di Perak, termasuk juga DAP), tidak mustahil Pakatan Harapan menyokong pencalonan Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak sebagai Perdana Menteri (PM) ke-10 dan Anwar sebagai Timbalan Perdana Menteri (TPM).
DAP kemudiannya boleh memberi pelbagai alasan, termasuk alasan yang diberikannya ketika menandatangani MoU bersama kerajaan, iaitu ‘sokongan’ terhadap Najib hanya “sementara” dan “demi kestabilan politik tanah air.”
Ini bermakna, jika Yang Di-Pertuan Agong tidak mengisytiharkan Darurat Politik dan menubuhkan “The Rakyat’s Council” (rujuk link di bawah, atau klik di sini) atau Mageran, dan sebaliknya, membenarkan proses pemilihan Perdana Menteri baharu ala Langkah Sheraton berulang, ada risiko Najib akan menjadi PM 10 dan Anwar menjadi TPM sehingga Julai 2023.
Common to these scenarios is the distinct possibility that Anwar will made be Deputy Prime Minister, assuming that the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong refuses to dissolve parliament and a State of Political Emergency isn’t declared.
Under the circumstances, the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong could moot the furtherance of a modified version of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) undertaken between government and Pakatan Harapan.
Accordingly, should Anwar be named Deputy Prime Minister, Pakatan Harapan must agree to a new clause that guarantees the coalition’s support for Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri as Prime Minister until July 2023.
What is left to be seen now is if the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong;
1. wants a snap general election,
2. wants a Political Emergency,
3. wants to strengthen the existing government, or
4. appoints a new Prime Minister before the next general election.
According to a source, the Palace may lean favourably towards option number 3 assuming that a Political Emergency isn’t declared.
WAJIB TONTON:
