DAP says there are ways to ensure Dr M steps down if he's PM again, portal reports

DAP organising secretary Anthony Loke.

PETALING JAYA: DAP says there are ways to guarantee Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad would step down within a stipulated period should he become prime minister for the third time, a news portal reported.

DAP organising secretary Anthony Loke said although there were reservations from the public regarding the matter, there were mechanisms to ensure that Dr Mahathir stepped down after six months, Malaysiakini reported.

Loke said Dr Mahathir himself asked to hold the position for six months before handing it to PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

"PKR has 38 MPs. Without them, Dr Mahathir cannot continue to govern.

“Each party will be able to bring down the government by itself if they pull out. If the promise is not kept (by Dr Mahathir), PKR has the option to force an election by that time, ” he said.

According to the former transport minister, DAP was not interested in quarrelling over who was at fault for the fall of the Pakatan Harapan government.

"Of course, if you want to play the blame game, everyone will blame each other. We are willing to learn from the past and move on.

"If we play the blame game, one side will blame Dr Mahathir, his side will blame another. There will be no end to that.

"I'm not saying Dr Mahathir didn't make any mistakes. We have told him that he resigned without consulting anybody and that caused the collapse of the (Pakatan) government," he added.

Loke said he believed Dr Mahathir and Anwar should work together despite their differences in order to uphold the voters’ mandate.

"As far as DAP is concerned, we don't look at Anwar and Dr Mahathir as a zero-sum game. They must work together.

"We need the numbers to unseat Perikatan Nasional, so both leaders must work together, ” he was quoted as saying by Malaysiakini.