KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim must stay as Prime Minister until the end of the term to ensure a stable government amid economic challenges, says Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.
The former economy minister described Asean countries as facing economic challenges, such as retaliatory tariffs implemented by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, on countries in the region, reported Sinar Harian.
Rafizi refers to the latest economic growth forecasts for the five Asean countries that are at risk of experiencing a two to three per cent decrease due to tariffs.
"Let's say our growth (Malaysia) is three per cent or lower, well, in a period of one or two years, we need a stable government until the end of this term, which means Anwar Ibrahim needs to remain as Prime Minister," he said.
The former deputy People's Justice Party (PKR) president said this during an audio interview session broadcast on “Yang Berhenti Ministeri” on Friday (July 18).
Rafizi also stated that, as a backbencher of the government party in Parliament, he would persist in criticising the government to ensure that the policies introduced are of high quality.
"It's It's not because I want to bring down the government or because I dislike Anwar Ibrahim, who is a Member of Parliament with a job... I simply hope that those in PKR don't dismiss everything I criticise; if it's true, they should accept it well," he said again.
On Friday, the Prime Minister also confirmed that he would not take action against PKR MPs who disagreed with him.
