FMT - Analyst sees open war between PKR factions (extracts):
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* Kapar MP Abdullah Sani and Ijok assemblyman Idris Ahmad, both of the Rafizi camp, had alluded to claims that Mahathir would like to see Azmin’s faction strengthened and incoming party president Anwar Ibrahim’s influence weakened, and also alleged that Daim Zainuddin, a staunch Mahathir ally, was interfering in the PKR election.
He said it was no secret that “some people” wanted to stop Anwar from becoming prime minister.
“I think those trying to stop Anwar are doing so because they want Mahathir to lead PH into the next general election. They know they can win again if Mahathir is at the helm.”
He claimed that many people were uncomfortable with having Anwar as prime minister. “It’s important to remember that the opposition tried to win general elections under Anwar but got nowhere until Mahathir took over,” he said.
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James Chin of the University of Tasmania told FMT he believed there was some truth to Abdullah’s claim*.
* Kapar MP Abdullah Sani and Ijok assemblyman Idris Ahmad, both of the Rafizi camp, had alluded to claims that Mahathir would like to see Azmin’s faction strengthened and incoming party president Anwar Ibrahim’s influence weakened, and also alleged that Daim Zainuddin, a staunch Mahathir ally, was interfering in the PKR election.
He said it was no secret that “some people” wanted to stop Anwar from becoming prime minister.
“I think those trying to stop Anwar are doing so because they want Mahathir to lead PH into the next general election. They know they can win again if Mahathir is at the helm.”
He claimed that many people were uncomfortable with having Anwar as prime minister. “It’s important to remember that the opposition tried to win general elections under Anwar but got nowhere until Mahathir took over,” he said.
Has the DAP top leadership been party to this Mahathir conspiracy?
Is Anwar abandoned by so-called old friends, exchanged for a rotten new "lamp"?
