“We (unity government leaders) have not discussed it yet. It would be a bit premature (to comment),” he told reporters after an event at Universiti Putra Malaysia.

“There has been a suggestion, but to me, it is not a priority.”

Last week, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi proposed a Fixed-term Parliament Act to prevent attempts to change the government, following speculation about the so-called “Dubai Move”.

The Barisan Nasional chairman said instability and changes in government in the middle of the parliamentary term were not good for the country.

Calls for a fixed-term Parliament arose in the wake of three changes of government since the 2018 general election.

In February 2020, the so-called “Sheraton Move” led to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, following the exit of several MPs from PKR and Bersatu, then a PH partner.

Speaking about the opposition, Anwar said they were currently “very weak”.

“They don’t even have one-third support,” he said.

“That’s why I never seriously thought about a no-confidence vote.”

A motion of no confidence was brought up by Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim, who dared the opposition to file one before the Dewan Rakyat reconvenes next month, following speculation over the “Dubai Move”.

He said Perikatan Nasional must be serious if it wished to test Anwar’s validity as prime minister after having accused him of not possessing a simple majority of 112 seats in the Dewan Rakyat.

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