Why did DAP lawmakers not sign the statutory declaration?

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DAP Lawmakers Did Not Sign Statutory Declaration Without Barisan Nasional's Commitment

DAP lawmakers withheld their signatures from the statutory declaration (SD) endorsing Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah as prime minister because they required him to first secure sufficient support from Barisan Nasional (BN). The party indicated they would provide their 37 votes, but only if Tengku Razaleigh could gather a minimum of 112 parliamentary seats, necessitating at least 85 MPs from BN.
Conditions for DAP Support

The specific condition set by DAP lawmakers for signing the statutory declaration was the prior commitment of a significant bloc of support from Barisan Nasional. Seremban MP Anthony Loke clarified that while DAP members did not sign the document, they offered their commitment to provide their 37 votes if Tengku Razaleigh could demonstrate he had secured the backing of at least 85 MPs from BN, thereby reaching the threshold of 112 needed to form a majority.
Statutory Declaration as a Backup Plan

The statutory declaration was conceived as an alternative strategy, a contingency plan in the event that a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak could not be successfully moved in Parliament. Loke explained that this SD was intended to serve as a backup to the initial plan of initiating a parliamentary no-confidence motion, especially after previous attempts to vote down Budget 2016 did not yield the desired outcome.
Tengku Razaleigh's Stance on the SD

Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, also known as Ku Li, had previously stated his lack of knowledge regarding the statutory declaration and denied lobbying politicians to support his potential premiership. He indicated he had only seen the document the day before, suggesting he was not the originator of the SD. The unsigned three-page document, which had appeared on DAP's Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong's Facebook page, expressed a loss of confidence in Najib and called for the resignations of the Prime Minister and his Cabinet, endorsing Tengku Razaleigh as the successor.

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