Muhyiddin Yassin, the current prime minister of Malaysia, is famous for buying support among the members of parliament to prop up his backdoor government. He did not win the election to legitimately form a government. He succeeded in forming the government by buying support of parliamentarians with money and benefits in kind while his own party is smaller than other political parties in his informal coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN). In local colloquial jargon, these members of parliament are known as frogs for hopping and switching their support. Muhyiddin's government was formed by apparently only the support of 112 out of a total of 222 parliamentarians.
According to Nur Jazlan, the outspoken leader of UMNO party which is one of the coalition party within PN, Muhyiddin is still going around buying support from members of parliament to secure his position as the prime minister to date.
For those members of parliament who are willing to support Muhyiddin, it is clear that their motivation is not for the well-being of the country but for their own flow of cash and monetary benefits. When a political party is driven by cash flow and profit, it should be known as business entity which is rightfully motivated by cash flow or profit. Its leaders and members should be known as businessmen and not politician.
You can see the grey area is so huge in Malaysia. Business and politics are all for cash flow and profit. Poor Malaysians who voted for these politicians. Literally, these Malaysians will just get poorer over time.
Please see https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/98919/BERITA/Politik/Muhyiddin-berhentilah-cari-sokongan
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