Anwar says he has the numbers

MALAYSIA'S struggling leader faces a new challenge after opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim's dramatic claim that he is supported by enough Government defectors to seize power.
Analysts said turmoil in Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's ruling coalition could hasten an exodus of legislators and propel Mr Anwar to power after last month's stunning general election gains by the opposition alliance.
Mr Anwar, the former deputy prime minister who was sacked and jailed a decade ago, said yesterday said he had enough support to form a government but would not act until he had a more comfortable majority.
"Yes, we have enough MPs to topple the Government," he told reporters after police broke up the rally, at which more than 10,000 supporters celebrated the end of his ban from politics.
"We are saying here for the first time that we are ready. But we will only enter when the majority is comfortable."
The Pakatan Rakyat opposition alliance claimed more than a third of parliamentary seats and five states in the polls, an unprecedented blow for the Barisan Nasional coalition that has governed for half a century.
Mr Anwar has said that coalition legislators from Sabah and Sarawak states on Borneo island have approached him about switching sides, but so far none have declared their intentions publicly.
"It is true MPs are waiting to jump. They will do it for money and power," said James Chin, political science professor with Monash University's Kuala Lumpur campus. "Abdullah is fighting for his political life and Anwar is pouring oil into the fire by stating that he has enough defectors to form the next government."
AFP, AP


tunku : this moron always talk nonsense.if he really has the numbers you think he will wait till next general election? he is just trying to create panic among the bn members.as always he lies and he will continuing to do so.just imagine if you think you can be the prime minister and has the majority and you are saying that i am not in hurry.stupid moron.