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YOURSAY | 'In our murky quid pro quo politics, things are seldom what they seem.'

Efforts underway to push Ismail Sabri as PN's new PM candidate

IndigoToucan1627: Will Ismail Sabri Yaakob succeed to take over as prime minister? If he does, it means Umno would have successfully hijacked the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government and kleptocrats will rule.

It depends on whether Bersatu will continue to support the PN government with Ismail Sabri at the helm. Making Azmin Ali the deputy PM may retain the support of some Bersatu MPs but not necessarily all of them.

A good resolution to this political imbroglio will be to get representatives from all the major political parties to serve in the cabinet and form a sort of a unity government.

A Malay-Muslim government like that of the PN will not get buy-in from a cross-section of the Malaysian population. Representatives from MCA and MIC in the cabinet are just window dressing.

How about an interim PM appointed by all political parties and a cabinet made up of representatives of the major political parties with a limited mandate on focusing on the Covid-19 situation and carrying out the reforms proposed by Muhyiddin Yassin?

MS: As I commented elsewhere, Malaysiakinians, prematurely celebrating the reported exit of Muhyiddin and all that he represents, should be prepared for a massive disappointment.

They must remember that in Malaysia's murky quid pro quo politics, things are seldom what they seem. Even as the celebratory hoopla on social media continues unabated, deals are being made, promises exchanged and pledges drafted as promissory notes.

A country totally bereft of honourable, nationally-respected leaders who believe in and strive for the good of all Malaysians, is left with connivers and charlatans who consistently place their despicable selves and creed before the country.

The deals now being made among them with the blessings and participation of their benefactors are aimed at ensuring that nothing will really change.

Like the virus which the world has to learn to live with, Malaysians are fated to tolerate (if barely) the lot they have come to detest - thanks to that pseudo-visionary whose only achievement was to shape and create this long-running nightmare from which there is no awakening.

Cogito Ergo Sum: I agree with MS. Celebrating PM8’s (Muhyiddin’s) exit may actually open us up to a bigger and worse bigot.

We need someone who can see the big picture, not one who sees through tinted lenses of race and religion. We need a technocrat who can command the respect of professionals and lead them.

A tall order even on a good day in Malaysia. And we have not seen one of those in a long time.

Anon_4: Malaysia will be obliterated from the world scene if Ismail Sabri, Azmin Ali or Hamzah Zainudin is chosen to lead.

The PN government lied to the king, Parliament and the nation. They resorted to using the offices of the speaker and attorney-general to stay in power. Only God can save Malaysia now.

FairMalaysian: There will be much horse-trading for sure. The choice of Ismail Sabri as a possible PM candidate is to drag the nation into another period of uncertainty and possible doom.

He has been the face of MKN (National Security Council) since the Covid-19 days and the results are bad enough for all to see. Haven't we suffered enough?

GPS should sit down with Pakatan Harapan leaders to find a workable solution, particularly to settle the feud between GPS and DAP in Sarawak.

The idea should be to form a more stable government that may offer hope to bring some sense to the country. Both sides should cast their ego aside and help to overcome the impasse.

PB: This is yet again another example of failing to see the national interest because they are so fixated on their own self-interest.

The current government - everyone from Muhyiddin on down - failed during the pandemic. We need a change from all those people involved. It isn't just Muhyiddin's failure. It is a collective one.

We need a new cabinet designed to address the health security issue and economic ramifications arising from the pandemic.

We also need people who can begin to build institutions that will protect us from future challenges - from environmental protection and climate change mitigation to economic resiliency.

And we need leaders who understand and will work out the political reforms that we need for a more stable future.

We are at a crisis moment never before seen or even contemplated. The same old chair shuffling will be disastrous.

Apache: Wow! A real political coup d'etat.

For the first time in Umno's history, a vice-president and other MPs are defying their party's orders and directly challenging their own president, deputy president and supreme council for control and power.

Muhyiddin has strategically placed his Trojan horses and the poison chalice for Umno. Soon Umno will implode.

OCT: Ismail Sabri's has no credentials to be a PM. All the MCOs (movement control orders) and SOPs (standard operating procedures) implemented by him are failures.

As a senior minister, his role could be classified as no more than an announcer. He has no premiership qualities. He has no experience in crisis management. He will be a puppet.

The rakyat have seen his performance in the fight against the pandemic. Malaysia needs a qualified person who can govern and manage the pandemic. Not any Abdul, Ah Chong or Muttu.

Agong will have the foresight to select the most suitable person to be PM. It is D-Day for Malaysia.

Doc: Malaysians are keeping their fingers crossed that the Agong will find a capable leader with good leadership skills, not corrupted and has the mental acumen and political ability to bring Malaysia out of this economic, healthcare, political and social crisis.

Extreme times call for extraordinary leaders. This is certainly not the time to replace one monkey with another monkey from the same troop that is only interested in distributing bananas to his clan.

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