Rafizi dismisses claims federal govt will fall after state polls

It would be “numerically” difficult for the unity government to fall after the state elections as being claimed by certain quarters, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said today.

“Logically how can that happen after the state elections? A vote of no confidence is not going to take place, you cannot switch parties (any longer), and if the largest block exits the unity government, the government stays, and it is numerically difficult,” he told the media after an engagement session between the Economy Ministry and the Federal Territories Department in Putrajaya today....