PN dan BN dengan CSA

On October 29th, a Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA) was signed between Perikatan Nasional (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN), and the Council of State (CSA). This agreement was initially rejected by PN, but BN's Deputy Leader Zahid Hamidi suggested expanding it to include more parties, both from the government and opposition. Zahid's comments about CSA being a good step and previously implemented by the government when Umno's representative became Prime Minister amused many.

Zahid's remarks raised questions, given that Ismail Sabri Yaakob, a former Umno deputy leader, was the Prime Minister who signed a memorandum of understanding and political stability with Anwar Ibrahim. The MoU was not a CSA per se, but Anwar acknowledged it as a positive sign of Ismail's approach to engage with the opposition immediately after he became Prime Minister.

The memorandum stated that the government promised several reforms within a specific timeframe and pledged not to dissolve Parliament before July 31, 2022. In return, Pakatan Harapan (PH) agreed not to use their votes to oust Ismail or cut the 2022 budget while reforms were promised and opposition members involved in the discussion on the Budget Bill.