KUALA LUMPUR: Whoever's selected by Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) as the prime minister candidate must not bind himself to any agreement to maintain the Cabinet structure of the previous Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
This was the point stressed by Umno Youth chief Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki during the party's supreme council meeting last night.
He said the candidate must abide by the decree of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong to form a Cabinet of consensus and unity among all political parties to battle Covid-19, manage the wellbeing of the people and focus on restoring the economy.
"As shared by the Umno president (Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi), the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had repeatedly stressed to party leaders during their audience yesterday that "Yang menang tidak menang semua, yang kalah tidak kalah semua" (The winner does not win all, the loser does not lose everything)
"There must be a reason why the King had decreed for a motion of confidence vote to be tabled in Parliament to legitimise the prime minister's position after he is named," said Asyraf in a posting on his Facebook.
