COMMENT | Can Muhyiddin Yassin chart Malaysia out of troubled waters?
Many like me worry about the future of the country. The recent collapse of Pakatan Harapan and the emergence of Umno as part of the new government has shocked the nation. It was the way they came into power that was the problem.
Many Malaysians - Malays and non-Malays alike - are concerned about the governance of the nation. We are in the middle of major trials of former leaders of the country and all of them are from Umno. What will happen to these trials? Some of them are quite complex. Will all parties to the new coalition be accepted as equals just as Bersatu was in Harapan? Umno and PAS are formidable parties and there is a widespread belief that if elections were held soon, they would win hands down. When elections are called, how will they allocate seats among themselves?
Is there still life in Harapan? Will the coalition hold? Will they still pursue their right to form the government based on seat count? Or will they settle with being a fierce Opposition? Will it still be Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s unity government? That will not work when you are in the Opposition. Is there any prospect of Mahathir and his supporters regaining power now? What is the case for the electorate that supported them in GE14 to support them again? What are the arguments for them to canvass for more Malay support?There may be the inclination to wait and see what the new PM will do. He has said that he will only appoint clean members to his cabinet. Of course, all will be clean if charges are dropped. Will that happen? That seems unlikely. It will be too blatant.
Almost no Islamic state is a democracy. Almost no Islamic state treats its minorities well. Almost no Islamic state is modern, progressive, advanced and stable.
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