{
  "id": 17748608,
  "title": "Why sign CSA when govt has two-thirds majority, asks Kiandee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/why-sign-csa-when-govt-has-two-thirds-majority-asks-kiandee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:23:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/02/why-sign-csa-when-govt-has-two-thirds-majority-asks-kiandee"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Perikatan Nasional MP Ronald Kiandee has questioned the need for a Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA) between seven opposition MPs and the Putrajaya government. Kiandee argued that the government already possesses a two-thirds majority in the Dewan Rakyat, meaning they have the numbers required to pass legislation, including constitutional amendments. This situation is different from the previous Ismail Sabri Yaakob government, which lacked a sufficient majority.\n\nKiandee noted that CSAs are traditionally used by minority governments that lack the support needed to pass bills. However, the current government has a comfortable majority, and the former prime minister even signed a reform pact with Pakatan Harapan to maintain stability until the end of the parliamentary term. Last week, Muhyiddin Yassin, president of Bersatu, along with other party MPs, signed the CSA with the government. The agreement obligates the MPs to back the government until its term ends, in exchange for access to constituency development funds and Putrajaya's promise to limit the prime minister's term and separate the roles of the attorney-general and public prosecutor. Kiandee cautioned against the government using its power and influence to make parliamentary allocations a political weapon.",
  "summary": "Beluran MP questions the agreement's necessity, asking if the government is unstable and needs the support of other MPs.",
  "key_points": [
    "Perikatan Nasional MP Kiandee questions need for CSA.",
    "Government has two-thirds majority in Dewan Rakyat.",
    "CSA used by minority governments, not current majority government."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The government's decision to trade constituency funds for legislative support suggests a shift toward using financial allocations to secure political stability despite already holding a comfortable parliamentary majority.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}