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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cTomorrow as we know there will be a major decision to be made, to replace the existing speaker with the government\u2019s candidate. So we give 100 percent support to the government\u2019s motion\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked about how many people attended the briefing, Ahmad Zahid replied: \u201cI didn\u2019t count (the number). But almost one hundred percent (of PN MPs) were present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, who is also UMNO secretary-general, said he had been selected to table the motion of thanks to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah for the royal address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am given sufficient time to table and debate (the motion). So I have to prepare to speak for about two hours. It is a challenge for me and I will do my best\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked on issues that he would touch, he said that among them were the government\u2019s efforts to combat the COVID-19 outbreak and economic issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Arau MP Datuk Seri Dr. Shahidan Kassim said, today\u2019s briefing is a normal process at every Parliamentary session and has been practiced even when PN was the opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday’s briefing involving all parties in the PN and the list of attendees comprises both MPs and senators\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dewan Rakyat is scheduled to convene for 25 days from tomorrow until Aug 27, while the Dewan Negara will sit for 11 days from Sept 2 to 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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