Malaysia: Prime Minister Mohiuddin Yassin resigns

Kuala Lumpur, Ta. Monday 16 August 2021

Malaysian Prime Minister Mohiuddin Yassin resigned on Monday, less than 18 months after taking office. He has become the shortest-serving leader in the country. He became Prime Minister in March 2020.

He had earlier admitted that he did not have the support of the majority needed to govern. Science Minister Khairi Jamaluddin wrote on Instagram, the cabinet has handed over the resignation to Raja. Earlier, Yasin arrived at the palace on Monday to meet the King of Malaysia. After which he resigned. Deputy Sports Minister Van Ahmed Fayhasal Van Ahmed Kamal wrote a post on Facebook thanking Muhiuddin for his leadership and service.

Political crisis among corona viruses

The country, which is already battling the global epidemic Corona virus, is now facing a political crisis. The race for the top post has begun among the leaders and Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri is garnering support.

Malaysia is one of the countries with the highest transition rate

Muhiuddin's resignation comes at a time when public outrage over the epidemic is mounting. Malaysia is one of the countries with the highest transition rates in the world, with more than 20,000 new cases of transit being transmitted daily this month. It is also at a time when the country has been in a state of crisis for seven months and a lockdown has been in place since June to prevent the transition.

The government was running on a very small majority

The national police chief, the chairman of the Election Commission and the attorney general were summoned to the palace, according to local media announcements. After which Muhiuddin reached there. Muhiuddin's government was running with a very small majority and finally fell after withdrawing the support of more than 12 MPs from the largest coalition party. Two ministers from the United Malay National Organization also resigned.

Anwar Ibrahim is the Prime Ministerial candidate of the Opposition Coalition

According to the Malaysian constitution, the prime minister who lost the majority support has resigned and the king of Malaysia can appoint a new leader. The largest opposition coalition has nominated its leader Anwar Ibrahim as its prime ministerial candidate but the three-party coalition has only 90 MPs while 111 MPs are needed to form a government. Muhiuddin was believed to have the support of 100 MPs.