The Writing S On The Wall For Mahiaddin

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It looks as if (outgoing?) Prime Minister Mahiaddin Yasin is fast running out of options as the rug is pulled from under his feet.
His only option to stay in power would be as a minority government with a supply and confidence agreement with PH parties. But perhaps too much water has flowed under the bridge for that to happen.
That leaves Anwar Ibrahim and the Pakatan Harapan parties, though still without a simple majority. Can they form a minority government while stitching a deal with other parties? As leader of the coalition with the largest number of MPs, Anwar is best placed to cobble a pact with the other parties, even if it is just a confidence and supply agreement, rather than a formal coalition. That said, many reformist-minded Malaysians do not want any kind of deal with the ‘court cluster’.
More importantly, we have not heard much about what kind of policies those angling to take over from Perikatan Nasional have in mind for the people – in healthcare, education, housing, food security? Will they put the public interest first and come up with policies that put the people first? What is their stand on all those controversial mega-projects? Why the silence on this?
If there is a silver lining behind this mess, it is this: the Sheraton Move has taught those behind Perikatan Nasional some some devastating lessons:
What goes around, comes around. You reap what you sow. Treachery and betrayal breeds suspicion and begets more treachery and betrayalA backdoor government lacks moral legitimacy from the word go. With such a poor start, it was always going to be an uphill struggle to win the confidence of the people. It was always going to be downhill all the wayA bloated cabinet and political appointments to government-linked companies to entice MPs to defect – even if they were not qualified for the job – will ultimately be counterproductive: it will cost the people dearly and it will ultimately lead to the downfall of the governmentAn exclusive government based on race and religion can never thrive. How can it win popular support if it largely excludes “the other” – the minorities in the countryThe time for race-based and religious-based parties is over. It is about time we join the ranks of developed nations and organise parties based on policies instead. The people have paid a colossal price for the betrayal of our parliamentary democracy and worse, the suspension of Parliament. May this never happen again!
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