KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Umno’s insistence on a royal pardon for disgraced former prime minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak could cost new ally Pakatan Harapan (PH) in looming...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Umno’s insistence on a royal pardon for disgraced former prime minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak could cost new ally Pakatan Harapan in looming elections, with analysts predicting the latter would have to react to preserve support.
Still, pushing to free the former Umno leader whom the courts have indisputably found guilty of corruption could potentially erode not only the support Umno enjoyed as part of a coalition whose popularity mostly relied on promises of reform and fighting graft, but also of its allies. The three others are in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu that are governed by PAS, the strongest component of Perikatan Nasional, which swept most of the federal seats in the northern and east coast states in a surprise showing that rattled rivals.
Some political observers have shared similar assessments, suggesting the only way Anwar and the ruling coalition could thwart PN was either by managing the economy better or nailing down corrupt politicians. “This, in turn, may hurt Anwar’s reformist credentials, as well as anger supporters who may switch votes to PN for the upcoming state election or simply not vote.”
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