A vote of no confidence in the Malaysian state of Perak National Alliance–National Front (PN–BN) government of Ahmad Faizal Azumu occurred on 4 December 2020. The 'vote of confidence' was initially brought by Abdul Manap Hashim before being called for by the Leader of the Opposition Abdul Aziz Bari and supported by Maslin Sham Razman.[1][2] The vote was subsequently lost by the PN–BN Government by thirty eight votes (10 votes to 48), which was announced at 11:13 am. The result did not, however, necessarily mandate a general election as the outgoing Perak chief minister has the option of advising the Sultan of Perak to dissolve the assembly or, alternatively, appoint an assemblyman who he deems to command the majority. Faizal later confirmed that he would not advise the sultan to dissolve the Perak State Legislative Assembly as the "current situation is not conducive for an election" due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.[3] This was the fourth instance in which a Malaysian head of government of a state or territory was ousted from office through a confidence vote.[4]
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- ^ Kaur, Manjit (4 December 2020). "Perak PKR accepts Ahmad Faizal Azumu's loss in vote of confidence". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Ahmad Faizal: I will not dissolve Perak state assembly". Bernama. The Edge (Malaysia). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Faizal is fourth chief executive to fail confidence vote". Malaysiakini. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.