Tough for Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan to secure majority to form government, say analysts

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SINGAPORE: Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition will find it difficult to garner enough support to form the government, analysts said, after Malaysia's general election on Saturday (Nov 19) resulted in the country’s first-e

If both PH and PN form an alliance, they could achieve a super majority with more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament.This is likely due to a strong clash of ideologies and personalities between the two coalitions, said Dr Hutchinson.

“They will be a very significant bloc in parliament. I think perhaps they are more willing to go with Mr Muhyiddin for PN,” Dr Oh said, adding that it will be difficult for them to work with PH due to bickering between the camps.Whichever coalition can promise the Borneo bloc political leverage in Putrajaya will stand a good chance of forging an alliance with them, said analysts.

PN has secured 73 seats so far, and needs 39 more to form a simple majority. This means it needs to partner with BN’s 30 seats while clinching another nine from other players. “These numbers can move, and if you offer something that is attractive enough, then ideology can sometimes take a backseat for practicality,” said Dr Serina Abdul Rahman, a visiting fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s Malaysia Programme and Regional Economic Studies.WHAT WOULD DETERMINE THE ALLIANCES?

 

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