Rombakan Kabinet proses biasa, tak perlu bubar Parlimen, kata Fuziah

Fuziah Salleh, Deputy Minister of KPDN, stated that the government still maintains a majority support and should focus on pressing issues such as rising living costs and institutional reform. She emphasized that the government still has majority backing and should focus on pressing issues such as managing rising living costs, creating job opportunities, and continuing institutional reform.

Fuziah, also Secretary General of PKR, expressed her concern over Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi's proposal that dissolving Parliament is a better option than reshuffling the cabinet to obtain a fresh mandate for the government. Reshuffling the cabinet is just one part of the process to strengthen government administration and should not be used as a reason to reopen a politically unstable period we have already experienced.

While there may be differences in viewpoints among leaders, they should not undermine the stability we are currently building. Fuziah emphasized this on her Facebook post, urging people not to let political power and position controversies distract from the hard-won stability of our nation. The period of political instability between 2020 and 2022, marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, job losses, and skyrocketing living costs, should serve as a lesson on the importance of political stability.

She concluded that efforts to modernize administration, fight corruption, and strengthen national institutions require unity and a stable government. Zahid Hamidi, who was previously the president of Umno, also stated that obtaining a fresh mandate through general elections before forming a new cabinet reshuffle is more appropriate.

These remarks came amid speculation about a potential reshuffle of the cabinet following the expiry of Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan's term on 11 Dec and the removal of Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook's position recently.