We've heard that Muhyiddin has the majority of MPs with him and PAS has cited the figure 114. But Muhyiddin has not disclosed who made up the 114. Pakatan Harapan leaders accuse him of lying about the numbers.
Does he really have the majority? We would know once Parliament convenes because surely there would be a vote of no confidence called to test his claim.
There are reports that Parliament might not convene as schedule on March 9 but could be postponed to a later date. Each additional day Parliament is held off though will make more and more people suspicious about his numbers. If he has the numbers, what has he got to fear?
In any event, he can't delay it forever (June 5 is the deadline). So, eventually his numbers will be tested. He will have a tough time on his hands preventing crossovers because when you have a razor thin margin, everybody considers themselves to be a kingmaker.
"You don't give me what I want and I will cause your government to collapse," will be the slogan for every MP in his coalition. How he is going to please everybody from his own party, from Azmin's faction, from UMNO, from PAS and from GPS, is anybody's guess.
All it takes is for a handful of disgruntled MPs to cross over to the others side and everything collapses. That is the perilous situation he is in right now because he chose to create a backdoor government. You live by the sword, you die by the sword.
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