Umno withdraws support of its MPs for Perikatan govt


PETALING JAYA: Following an emergency supreme council meeting on Tuesday (Aug 3), Umno has decided to retract the support of its MPs for the present Perikatan Nasional government, saying statutory declarations (SDs) have been signed.

Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said there is an adequate number of SDs signed by Umno MPs who have retracted their support for Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister.

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