BN has the numbers, claims Annuar Musa

BN has the numbers, claims Annuar Musa

The former Barisan Nasional secretary-general says the coalition has more than the 69 additional MPs needed to form a parliamentary majority.

Annuar Musa says Barisan Nasional has more than enough support for its candidate to take over as prime minister.
PETALING JAYA:
Former Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Annuar Musa claims the coalition has obtained the majority support for its candidate to be the next prime minister.

In a Facebook post, the Ketereh MP said that with 42 BN seats in the Dewan Rakyat, it needed another 69 to endorse its candidate.

“Alhamdulillah, we have just finished discussions with MPs and representatives from other parties to ask for their support for a candidate from BN.

“We are very moved, because a number greater than the 69 required have agreed to give black and white support to a candidate from BN,” the former federal territories minister said.

Annuar added that the coalition’s MPs would meet with their chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tonight to discuss the development.

This comes after Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Azizan Harun reportedly sent letters to all MPs this morning asking for statutory declarations (SDs) affirming their support for a prime ministerial candidate.

The deadline is 4pm tomorrow.

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