Wednesday, June 18, 2008

SAPP MP's To Move No - Confidence Motion On Pak Lah

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( Source : Malaysiakini.com )
http://malaysiakini.com/news/84637

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) led by outspoken former chief minister Yong Teck Lee today announced that it would move a noconfidence motion against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when Parliament resumes on Monday. The announcement was made at the party headquarters in Kota Kinabalu at 2pm. SAPP who in recent months has questioned Abdullah's policies towards Sabah and the federal government's inability to solve the illegal migrants' problems in the state. The party has two members of parliament and four state representatives

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This appeared to be the opening move by the BN component member which may see the Sabah-based political party eventually leaving the coalition. Political commentators pointed out that even if the party pulled out of BN to join Pakatan, the defection of the two MPs would not be sufficient for rock Abdullah's BN. Anwar needs 30 MPs to derail Abdullah and BN from power. However, Sabah sources claim that other BN coalition partners would follow SaAPP out of BN if the party starts the exodus.


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