But he faces challenges in carrying out reforms, amid uncertainty over who will be his successor, say experts
SHAH ALAM – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told his party faithful on April 21 that his government is committed to fighting corruption and carrying out economic reforms, brushing aside criticism that he has compromised his reform agenda.
Mr Anwar said he had saved the country RM1 billion in 2023 by halting subsidies for the poultry industry. He added that targeted fuel subsidies would save billions by preventing foreigners and the wealthy from benefiting. Dr Mazlan Ali, senior lecturer at the Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, said Mr Anwar might not be able to fully carry out reforms as he would need his key allies in the unity government, namely BN and the Borneo parties, to agree on them.
One analyst said PKR has to find a way to return to the middle ground, after having moved to the right to appease conservative Malay voters, many of whom switchedAsian Studies Professor James Chin from the University of Tasmania told The Straits Times: “What Anwar has been doing is moving the party to the right hoping to catch up with Parti Islam SeMalaysia and Umno. He can never outdo PAS and Umno in terms of issues.
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