PKR MP Fahmi Fadzil has today suggested that Pakatan Harapan (PH) may yet re-take the federal government, following the resignation of Datuk Shahruddin Md Salleh from the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
“Only one majority left,” he posted on Twitter, together with the hashtag #WeWillBeBack.
This comes as Shahruddin from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia resigned as deputy works minister to pledge support to Dr Mahathir Mohamad instead.
In a statement today, the Sri Gading MP was said to have admitted making a wrong political move by joining PN.
During the half-day Parliament sitting on May 18, only 114 MPs had sat with the government bloc, but Sri Aman MP Datuk Masir Kujat later clarified that he is still with the opposition bloc.
If Shahruddin’s exit is confirmed, the PN government has only 112 MPs, a simple majority in the 222-member Parliament.
This comes as reports are claiming that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s party Bersatu is mulling to join Umno in a Supreme Council meeting tonight that will go on without chairman Dr Mahathir being invited.
Rumours are also swirling about several MPs negotiating a return to Dr Mahathir’s fold in the next few days.