PETALING JAYA: Changing leaders during a crisis is not only justified, but it is sometimes necessary, says Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Khalid Nordin.
Khalid said this was especially if a leader had failed to navigate crises and lost the confidence of the people – let alone support from lawmakers.
He said last January, Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte was forced to resign after the Italian Viva party led by Matteo Renzi withdrew from his government coalition due to his failure to manage the Covid-19 pandemic.
Khaled said in August last year, Poland s health minister and foreign minister resigned after being severely criticised for failing to manage the pandemic while in March 2021, Slovakian president Zuzana Caputova replaced his prime minister Igor Matovic and promoted finance minister Edward Heger as his successor when the country recorded one of the highest Covid-19 death rates in the world.