Resign, dissolution or emergency: PAS MP on PM's options if he fails budget test
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A PAS lawmaker has outlined three options for Muhyiddin Yassin if the government's Budget 2021 is not passed in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday.
Ahmad Fahdli Shaari (photo, above) said the first option is to seek the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to dissolve Parliament, which could lead to a snap general election.
However, convincing the king to hold an election at this stage would be next to impossible, since the nation is in the throes of a Covid-19 third wave, which incidentally erupted after the snap state election in Sabah...
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