Since UMNO’s withdrawal of support for the Menteri Besar the party has sent mixed signals about the way forward, first signaling that it would cooperate with Perikatan National’s 5 ADUNS but subsequently backpedaling on that position. Without a coherent opposition in the 36 seat Assembly the Chief Minister Datuk Seri Utama Aminuddin Harun, two short of a majority, is set to hang on for time yet. We look at whether this double crisis might trigger a national one.



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Since UMNO’s withdrawal of support for the Menteri Besar the party has sent mixed signals about the way forward, first signaling that it would cooperate with Perikatan National’s 5 ADUNS but subsequently backpedaling on that position. Without a coherent opposition in the 36 seat Assembly the Chief Minister Datuk Seri Utama Aminuddin Harun, two short of a majority, is set to hang on for time yet. We look at whether this double crisis might trigger a national one.Image Credit: Shutterstock

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