Malaysiakini : Muhyiddin without shame talks about the unconstitutionality of the
MOA, forgetting about how he used the SDs, real or not, to manipulate
things in his favour.After the recent general election, he tried his infamous way by using dubious SDs to become the prime minister. Fortunately, he did not succeed. His manipulations were too well known to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
On the advice of the Agong, the formation of the unity government
with Anwar as the prime minister was the answer to Perikatan Nasionalās
greed and manipulation. MOA not perfect agreement The MOA is not a perfect agreement. It might go wrong or it could even be challenged in a court of law. It is not meant to usurp the parliamentary powers of the MPs. There is no return to dictatorship as claimed by some PN leaders. The
fact that PN could not even put up such cooperation tells much about
the myopic politics of PN and the broad politics of the unity
government. The historical coming together of coalitions might
bring forth politics that will be focussed on political stability and
economic development. Credit must be given to Anwar and the other
coalition leaders for sinking their differences to embrace the national
agenda that is so central to the unity government. What is so unconstitutional about the MOA remains to be seen.
It is not that the agreement that forbids party hopping cannot be challenged in court. There is no attempt to muzzle the freedom of thought and expression of the MPs. It
is precisely to prevent insidious and illegal attempts to thwart the
legitimate government that explains the genesis of the MOA. |
