Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia announced this morning that Anwar Ibrahim, the new member of parliament for Permatang Pauh, will be sworn in tomorrow.
Anwar makes his return to the House in grand style after an absence of 10 years by winning the Permatang Pauh by-election yesterday with a majority of 15,671.
The de facto PKR leader is also expected to be appointed parliamentary opposition leader for the 81 Pakatan Rakyat MPs.
"The parliament speaker has said Anwar will be sworn in as an MP on Thursday," said Tian Chua, information chief of PKR, which leads the three-member alliance.
"We will all be there to welcome Anwar as the leader of the opposition and the parliament will be very different with his voice," said Tian, who is MP for Batu.
"It is a real morale boost for the Pakatan Rakyat in Parliament."
All eyes now on Sept 16
Anwar yesterday won the by-election in his old constituency of Permatang Pauh with a thumping majority, despite claims of a "dirty tricks" campaign mounted by the ruling coalition to sideline him.
The 61-year-old opposition leader spent six years in jail before the sodomy conviction was overturned in 2004. But he now faces new sodomy charges levelled by a former aide which he says have been concocted by the government.
Anwar has said that the Pakatan Rakyat will be able to form the next government by Sept 16.
He needs to secure the support of 30 government defectors in order to topple the coalition.
He told Malaysiakini two weeks ago that one of his first task as opposition leader was to reconnect with those government MPs who had indicated their willingness to defect.
"The prime thing is to get back in contact with those MPs that have given their word that they would support (Pakatan) when I return to Parliament."
news courtesy of Malaysiakini
1 comment:
i laughed when dtk says to daze deeply into bodowi'eyes in parliament.
that bodowi will sure feel very scare because he might think that datuk wants to sodomise him....ha...ha...ha. if bodowi is smart, he should get fabricated sick certificate from the 'bad doctors' so that won't have to attend the house or wear a dark sun-glass instead.
frankly speaking, if anwar looks at anyone else, they will be scare for their buttocks!! we don't blame these people because their minds are all jammed with dirty money only !!! they think talks , gossips , rumours and sumpah are far more superior than evidencial facts !!
so datuk , go stare at them so that the house become YOUR HOUSE !! if you stare at me, i'm blesses with honor !!
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