Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Struggles With Reform Politics in Unstable Coalition

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Struggles With Reform Politics in Unstable Coalition

Since taking office in November 2022 on the back of an unprecedented progressive-led coalition, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has managed to keep the government intact and functional through 2025. The 15th General Election had produced the country’s first-ever hung parliament, which forced Anwar’s reformist Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance to join hands with the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)’s long-dominant Barisan Nasional (B…

Tough to implement reforms when PH has only 82 seats, says Anwar

The PKR president says reforms must be negotiated in the spirit of consensus building with other components of the unity government.