While the regional polls will not directly impact Anwar's two-thirds majority in parliament, any significant losses for his coalition could lead to questions about his leadership and destabilize his ruling bloc.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition government will face its first public vote of confidence in August, when six key states will head to the polls, the election commission said on Wednesday, July 5.
The six states of Selangor, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah will vote on Aug. 12, Election Commission chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh said at a press conference.The elections will pit Anwar’s progressive, multi-ethnic coalition against a mostly conservative ethnic-Malay, Muslim alliance led by former premier Muhyiddin Yassin.
The alliance has portrayed itself to be clean of corruption, whereas Anwar has faced criticism for joining hands with a corruption-tainted party to form a government., his coalition’s former long-time rival, to gain a majority in parliament. A slowing economy and higher costs of living will be major election issues for voters in the state polls.
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