(Breaking News) Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) today announced that it would move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when Parliament resumes on Monday.
This appeared to be the opening move by the BN component member which may see the Sabah-based political party eventually leaving the coalition.
This appeared to be the opening move by the BN component member which may see the Sabah-based political party eventually leaving the coalition.
The announcement was made at the party headquarters in Kota Kinabalu at 2pm.
“Today is just the first step. There might not be any defections for now,” said a source.Anwar needs 30 MPs
In recent weeks Sapp has been identified as the most likely party to leave BN and join forces with Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Rakyat.
Sapp is led by outspoken former chief minister Yong Teck Lee, who in recent months has questioned Abdullah's policies towards Sabah and the federal government's inability to solve the illegal migrants' problems in the state.
The party has two members of parliament and four state representatives.
Political commentators pointed out that even if the party pulled out of BN to join Pakatan, the defection of the two MPs would not be sufficient for rock Abdullah's BN.
Anwar needs 30 MPs to derail Abdullah and BN from power.
However, Sabah sources claim that other BN coalition partners would follow Sapp out of BN if the party starts the exodus.
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