Perak: tarnished silver.

 Wed Dec 9, 2020.

Like the Federal government, the state legislature of Perak has no dominant party holding the sway of power. The difference is that in Perak they have balls. They called for the vote of confidence and the MB got 10, to the no-confidence group with 49 in the 59-seat house. So he had to go. Muhyiddin has consistently got 108 in the 222-seat Parliament. The old Speaker was removed. But there has not been a no-confidence vote  yet.

UMNO talks big now. But they are not that big in the Dewan. They have 25 seats, DAP 16, Amanah and Bersatu 5 each, PKR and PAS 3 each, Gerakan and Independent 1 each. DAP, PKR and Amanah, the remenants of the old PH,  have 24 seats. So, both UMNO and the remenants of the old PH need the remaining 5 seats held by PAS, Gerakan and the Independent.

That's a stalemate to me.

But greed and short-term gains could move PAS and the Independent chap to throw in with the better offer that most likely will come from UMNO. They are used to doing it.

PAS is Islamic in name only. Many dastardly acts have been committed by PAS leaders that cannot be further from Islamic. But 28 seats are insufficient. A minimum 30 are required for a simple majority. The picture is still murky. That's why the Sultan wanted to see the numbers personally.

The biggest loser is Muhyiddin. The MB is a Deputy President of Bersatu. UMNO as the instigator in Perak showed no qualms in kicking the ass of the Bersatu "strong man", even though they owe their illegitimate position in the Federal Government to Muhyiddin. They are spitting in his face. And so far Muhyiddin has said nothing. But then, Muhyiddin has nothing to say since becoming the backdoor PM except "kesini, kesana, kesini, kesana" when talking about the Covid 19 s.o.p. All too soon, Muhyiddin might become neither "sini" nor "sana".

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