NSTnation Snap polls can happen, says expert
Political analysts said the recent development with the appointment of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president as prime minister did not necessarily mean that the political tussle was over.
“This is a very precarious position for the government headed by him, because anything can happen if one or two from the 114 jump over to Pakatan Harapan.“Should this happen, I don’t think another exercise like this will be rolled out again to choose the next prime minister. A general election will have to take place then,” he told theAzmi did not discount the possibility of such a scenario happening soon, adding that Malaysian politicians were an “unpredictable lot”.
“There are PKR assemblymen who are aligned with Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and there are those who support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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