, is standing alone in the Johor elections, pitting itself against the government coalition, which counts Najib as a superstar, and the struggling oppositionSince the outbreak of the 1MDB scandal back in 2013, Mahathir and Najib have been at war with each other, resulting in Najib losing power and being charged with the largest corruption case in Malaysian history.
They began a witch hunt against him, he claims, while failing to apprehend Jho Low, whom he initially said was the mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal. He was able to persuade the people that Mahathir and his family had profited for themselves by stealing billions of dollars from the government. But what made him so popular in the first place? At one point, he was perhaps a despised leader, and he lost the elections. According to“He is popular because others are not popular. The people are in need of a popular and strong leader to represent them. They find it in Najib Razak, not in others,” says the analyst who runs a private college in Riau, Indonesia.
“Corruption is money that is not visible in the eyes of the people. Thus, the people do not care. They need something to go on with their lives and this is what Najib offers, that is if there is an attractive offer from a leader, anyone will accept it easily,” he says.Before falling ill and being sent to hospital, Mahathir wrote on his blog that Najib is skilled at shifting topics when he is attacked.
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