IPOH, Aug. 8 -- Does Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin still enjoy the confidence of the majority in Parliament? He says yes and will prove it when Parliament reconvenes in September.

Muhyiddin insisted he had the required majority support from lawmakers, in the form of statutory declarations (SDs), to continue as the prime minister, after a few Umno MPs had withdrawn their support for Perikatan Nasional (PN) and him as the prime minister.

Perak Opposition leader Abdul Aziz Bari said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin only remains as prime minister now because the Opposition bloc in Parliament did not have a designated prime minister despite commanding the majority.

Aziz Bari said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has to exercise his discretion by...