There seems to be no break from politicking as politicians continue their power games during this MCO.

Will they or won't they: Factions within the party are causing much anxiety as they each try to push their agendas.

Along with strange bedfellows in Malaysia’s ever-changing political landscape.

IT has been a weird year, politically. The year 2020 started with the continuation of the expected political game between then Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and prime-minister-in- waiting Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In February, it ended unexpectedly: Dr Mahathir resigned as Prime Minister. It was as if the Langkawi MP had outplayed himself when he plotted to stop the Port Dickson MP from becoming PM.

In an ironic plot twist, Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is now facing a no-confidence challenge after Budget 2021 was successfully passed in Parliament.

‘I’ll be there for you, or you, or who’s-best-for-me you’ seems to be the theme song of the neverending Malaysian political ‘Friends’ sitcom.

The ouster of the Perak MB was not really unanticipated. The question is whether the political turmoil in the Land of Grace will stay in the state or affect politics on the national stage.

OPPOSITION supporters were eagerly waiting for their MPs to oppose Budget 2021 when it came up for vote in Parliament on Thursday. But only 13 MPs objected, which was not enough as 15 are needed to force a bloc vote. The rest refused to stand up and be counted, and the budget was passed with a voice vote.

“ET tu, Brute? (And you, too, Brutus?), ” Julius Caesar uttered as his close friend Marcus Brutus stabbed him in William Shakespeare’s fictional account of the murder of the Roman dictator, The tragedy of Julius Caesar.

JOE Biden trumped Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election.

Could cooperation between the government and opposition in the form of a Confidence and Supply Agreement get Budget 2021 passed in Parliament?

The experts say yes, but it won’t put an end to the politicking.