Muhyiddin’s crucial Parliament Speaker test

Making his move: Some political observers say the fact that he is pushing to replace the Speaker and Deputy Speaker shows that the Prime Minister is confident he has enough support in Parliament. — Filepic

“PERIKATAN Nasional has more than 116 MPs. We will win the vote to remove the Dewan Rakyat Speaker and Deputy Speaker, ” a Perikatan Nasional politician told me over dinner in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

The politician was referring to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s two motions, to remove Speaker Tan Sri Mohd Ariff Md Yusof and Deputy Speaker Nga Kor Ming.