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. Political analyst Dr Abdul Latiff Mohd Ibrahim believes that a bloc vote wouldn’t have succeeded. “The budget vote would have inadvertently showed whether he has the numbers. The irony of the Budget 2021 vote is that it was supposed to be a de facto no-confidence vote against the Prime Minister, as a stalled budget Bill automatically brings his support into question.

Source: The Star November 28, 2020 23:37 UTC