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Anwar Ibrahim’s loneliness is self-inflicted
He risks losing both the conservatives he courts and the reformists who brought him to power.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is now estranged from his base of non-Malay minorities, urban progressives and moderates.
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When Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim finally took office after Malaysia’s 2022 General Election, it appeared to mark the triumphant conclusion of a political journey spanning nearly three decades.
His coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH), did not win an outright majority but emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, secured royal backing and was able to stitch together an unlikely unity government with former rivals, including UMNO.
