No reason for the PM to dissolve Parliament now

COMMENT | I stand in total disagreement with the view expressed by two senior Sarawak politicians this week that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad should dissolve Parliament as soon as possible to pave the way for a fresh general election.

On Jan 28, former federal minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (above) forwarded me a New Sarawak Tribune article in which he made the suggestion, saying that fresh polls would be one way to resolve the controversial leadership transition impasse.

The following day, Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Dr James Masing expressed his support for Wan Junaidi, stating that as Pakatan Harapan was unable to resolve the matter, it was best for Malaysians to decide via a general election.

Masing also told the Dayak Daily news portal that Mahathir should call for a snap election soon, lest Malaysia slides further into the economic abyss, and noted that any delay would make recovery more difficult.

To Wan Junaidi and Masing, I’m sorry that I have to disagree with the idea of calling for snap polls now...