Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu speaks to the press at the Perak Mentri Besar House in Ipoh December 5, 2020. — Picture by Farhan Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Perak’s caretaker Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu is unlikely to call for a state election despite losing a confidence vote as his Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia lags behind Umno in the state in terms of strength, a political observer has said.