'It was quite a pivotal victory for Dr Mahathir who wore his lucky red jacket to the meeting.' - Joceline Tan
The coalition’s presidential council meeting that ended just minutes before midnight on Friday had been tense and the discussion heated and polemic.Instead, it concluded with giving Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad – and him alone – the discretionary power to decide when he wished to go after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.He had defied the odds and emerged with a stronger hand than before.
Yet, according to one of those at the meeting, Dr Mahathir did not talk much and “just sat there listening, smiling now and then”. The meeting has also revealed the deep split between those who want an indefinite tenure for Dr Mahathir and those who want to fix a date for Anwar to take over. However, their president Mohamad Sabu said it should be up to Dr Mahathir to decide when to go while supporting the transition to Anwar.They said it was also part of the mandate from the people who supported Pakatan thinking that Anwar would eventually take over.He said Anwar needs to show greater commitment to government decisions and policies and that would be possible if he is part of the Cabinet.
He said the uncertainty is not caused by the lack of a fixed date but because of concern whether the next leader will cancel projects, ditch policies and sack people he does not like. The elder man has brought down two former prime ministers and there is no need to give him a chance to bring down a third.
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