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Pas claims BN will push to dissolve Parliament if they win big in Johor polls
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Pas claims BN will push to dissolve Parliament if they win big in Johor polls

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Pas Information Chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari claims Barisan Nasional will push for Parliament's dissolution if it wins big in the Johor state election.
  • He suggests a comfortable BN win would pressure the government to dissolve Parliament, while a Pakatan Harapan win would lead to their own dissolution of Parliament.
  • Fadhli also stated that Johor should be the starting point for rejecting Pakatan Harapan, particularly DAP, and that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's campaigning shows panic.

Pas Information Chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari alleged that Barisan Nasional (BN) will demand the dissolution of Parliament if the party secures a significant victory in the upcoming Johor state election. The Pasir Mas Member of Parliament stated that the Johor election results would lead to two possible outcomes after July 11.

"If BN achieves a comfortable victory in Johor and Negeri Sembilan, they will almost certainly pressure the government to dissolve the Dewan Rakyat immediately," he said. "If Pakatan Harapan (PH) achieves a comfortable victory, PH will not need any pressure; they will dissolve the Dewan Rakyat themselves because they feel comfortable."

Fadhli, speaking at a Perikatan Nasional (PN) rally in Simpang Jeram, Bakri, also urged Johor to be the starting point for a public rejection of PH, especially DAP. He claimed that PH is now in a panic phase, evidenced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's active campaigning for PH candidates in the Johor polls.

"We must sweep PH into the South China Sea. God willing," Fadhli declared. "The Prime Minister has pressed the 'panic button' because he already feels uncomfortable with the expected results in Johor, coming to Johor from morning to evening to campaign. A Prime Minister rarely spends so much time campaigning, but this time the Prime Minister is coming to Johor so diligently."

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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.