Mr Anwar can take little comfort in the election outcome, which reveals problems ahead for the PH-BN alliance. Read more at straitstimes.com.
at the weekend looks like a reaffirmation of support for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s government, which came to power nine months ago. His Pakatan Harapan coalition and the opposition bloc Perikatan Nasional retained the three states they each held prior to the elections. Six of Malaysia’s 13 states went to the polls in what was billed as a referendum on Mr Anwar’s unity government, and the election involved roughly half of Malaysia’s electorate.
Saturday’s result was a dismal showing for Umno, and questions are growing about whether Mr Anwar should stick with Umno and Datuk Seri Zahid. Already, there are calls for Dr Zahid to step aside.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
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