Azmin to chair cabinet meetings in PM’s absence.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has snubbed calls for snap polls, saying he would rather lead the new government until the next general election, as questions remain over the legitimacy of Perikatan Nasional (PN) rule.
Muhyiddin appealed today for voters to give his administration a chance, asserting that the Cabinet he picked will strive to give its best, even as critics are sceptical that a predominantly Malay line-up can give fair representation.
“I don’t want snap elections…this government is for the people and it will work for the people,” he said during a press conference.
Meanwhile, he said that senior minister for international trade and industry Mohamed Azmin Ali will chair cabinet meetings in his absence
Responding to a question on which among the four senior ministers is “more senior” than the others, the prime minister said that all four senior ministers are equal.
“They are all equals, except that I have told the cabinet that in my absence, Azmin will chair the cabinet and do what is necessary,” Muhyiddin told his first press conference as prime minister in Putrajaya today.