Parliament test of Muhyiddin's majority could also yield timing for next Malaysian polls

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin formed government by joining hands with rival parties including Umno, which helms the Barisan Nasional alliance that ruled the country for six decades before losing to PH in 2018. - AFP

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 (The Straits Times/ANN): Nearly five months of uncertainty over whether Malaysia's Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin commands a legitimate majority is set to end on Monday (July 13) when his government attempts to replace the Speaker of Parliament.

Topping the list of business when the House reconvenes are motions to replace the incumbent Speaker Ariff Yusof and his deputy Nga Kor Ming, both of whom were elected under the former Pakatan Harapan administration which governed from May 2018 to March this year.