The 2010 Budget Narrow 66-63 Pass, the Update

Naked-Malaysian — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:30:32 +0000

List of Pakatan Rakyat's missing MPs during 2010 Budget voting session

After 26 days debating Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak 2010 Budget, some of the Pakatan Rakyat MPs decided it were not that important to stay and vote. Suprisingly majority of the names that are missing in action are those of ‘celebrity’ status and even so few of the big shots themselves. One from DAP got barred from entering the Dewan Rakyat and one of ‘PAS’ is not really so. Five from DAP are all from Penang.

Words on the street has it that the mob is seeking answers and apologies from those responsibled.

Percentage of missing Pakatan Rakyat's MPs according to party

This is what Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has to say, “the Opposition attempts to thwart parliament approval for 2010 Budget last night was known earlier to Barisan Nasional (BN)”.

He said he told BN Members of Parliament to remain in the Dewan Rakyat during the Third Reading knowing the opposition will use the voting process to thwart the passing of the Dato’ Seri Najib’s 2010 ’1Malaysia Prosperity for All’ Budget.

He said this at the Parliament lobby when commenting the Third Reading for 2010 Budget that was narrowly approved by a majority of three votes with 66 in favor from BN and 63 against it from the Pakatan rakyat.

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The 2010 “1Malaysia Prosperity for All” Budget Narrow 66-63 Pass

Naked-Malaysian — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:37:06 +0000

As of the 12th. National Election 2008, the parliamentary seats of the governing coalition, Barisan Nasional versus the opposition at 140:82. Barisan Nasional in an unprecedented historic event has been denied the 2/3 majority and only managed to form the government with easy majority, something that never happened in Malaysia since its independence from British in 1957. So that is old news.

PM Dato' Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak tabling the 2010 "1Malaysia Prosperity for All" Budget

Yesterday 15th. Dec 2009, however, something out of the ordinary again happened. This time, the prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s debut Budget 2010 dubbed “1Malaysia prosperity for all” budget has almost been turned down by the Parliament when it barely obtained by a 66-63 vote margin at the third reading of the Dewan Rakyat. That’s 48 percent attendance for the BN MPs and a 77 percent attendance rate for the Pakatan reps.

It is reported that it is the first time that the national budget was approved with such a narrow margin, when a rejection would have a clear negative impact on the Barisan Nasional government. The parliamentary democracy practices deem a budget rejected as equivalent ot a successful non-confidence vote toward a government and indirectly opens the way to the formation of a new government. Before the critical Third Reading, the budget was approved with only one vote in committee-debate at the stage of the Home Ministry – which has been the last ministry to have its allocation approved.

No used crying over spilled milk now. Undoubtly this is already a blow to the face to Barisan Nasional, but should the opposition had managed to make use the once in a lifetime opportunity, the probable outcome would be phenomenal. The question now is where are the other 19 of Pakatan Rakyat’s MPs?

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