Budget 2016 approved at the committee by voice vote today, as well as secure the position of Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak as prime minister. The opposition, which are only about 20 members in the House this evening, do not ask for a block vote.
This is their last chance to show that Najib does not have the support of the Council to vote against the budget. With only two days left Parliament, the possibility of no-confidence motion brought by the Leader of the Opposition, Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is at number 39 on the order paper, will not be debated in the House of Commons.
It unless Speaker Tan Sri Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia was elevated higher the motion in the order paper.Efforts earlier opposition to vote against the budget during the policy level, failed when 128 votes in favor and 74 votes rejected.
The opposition argues that Malaysia would face a financial crisis if Najib did not retreat. Opposition MPs citing the depreciation of the ringgit, an increase in public debt and financial problems 1MDB as part of the reason why He should step down.
He, however, refused to resign, and said he would not inflicted by an "undemocratic". Najib, who is also finance minister, presents RM267.2 billion budget for next year.
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