These are anxious days for Prime Minister Najib Razak, with the opposition snapping at his heels.
Ever since he began hinting of an election back in 2016, every analyst in town had been confident he would be given another five years at the helm despite Malaysians grumbling over economic hardships and the headline-grabbing 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
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