POLITICALLY FRANK: MoU 2.0 post-GE15? Let's cross that bridge when it happens, says Fahmi
HURIN EIN27 Oct 2022 09:00am
PKR assemblyman and Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil
This includes Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) or Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA).
In Sinar Daily’s Politically Frank, he said the question could not be dealt with hypotheticality, adding that: “It's not a bridge we can cross yet, we’ve to reach the bridge first before deciding if we want to cross it or not,” he said.
At present, he said it was crucial for Pakatan Harapan (PH) to focus on its strength and present the best candidates for GE15 in order to form a majority and eventually to form the government.
However, the Lembah Pantai MP is not keen to sign another memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BN post-GE15 as he felt it it not worth.
“We saw, for example, the budget being tabled but immediately after Parliament was dissolved the following Monday so, that's not worth anything at all,” he said.
He added an MoU was crucial especially if a nation was governed by a coalition government.
He said any coalition government must have some kind of an internal MoU signed in Parliament to ensure every member understands their roles and responsibilities.
Fahmi added this is to avoid back-door agreements.
“Suddenly you see bits and pieces of it, you hear whispers that in this meeting they promise this, they promise that. To me, that is something which we should relegate to the history textbooks,” he said.
He also said that Malaysia should learn from other nations like New Zealand where any formation of a coalition government must be signed through a confidence and supply agreement (CSA) or some other agreement to avoid any power-struggle dispute.
“This agreement must be brought to Parliament for all members to witness and therefore, there would be no dispute about power-sharing attempt,” he said.
