Newsflash for PM.

When the newspaper reported yesterday that one of Barisan Nasional component parties will be making an announcement today, I began to sense that the announcement will be a big one. Especially after there had been rumours going around about the party leaving the coalition. And when I woke up this morning, turns out, I am right.

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) announced today that when the parliament begins its new session next Monday, their MPs will table a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. For you information, such motion would be the first in the history of Malaysian politics.

What are the implications of this motion? Firstly, the motion has to be approved by the Speaker. Only then the vote of no confidence will be taken. If majority members of the house voted against the Prime Minister, he would have no choice but to tender his resignation. When this happens, the King would have two choices, either to appoint a new Prime Minister among the members of the house, of which in his opinion has the majority support or to call a fresh General Election.

However, the whole point of a vote of no confidence is usually to topple a government – not just the Prime Minister. Therefore, it would be interesting to see what will happen on Monday. If I am not mistaken, SAPP only has two MPs in the parliament, therefore, on the face of it, it looks like they are literally sticking their neck out on the chopping block. But, they could also be the hero of the day, championing the cause of its supporters – the Sabahans.

Let us wait till Monday and find out.

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