Pakatan Harapan in M'sia is no more

PH lasted for 22 months.

Belmont Lay | February 24, 2020, 03:06 PM

Pakatan Harapan, the opposition coalition that was voted into power by Malaysians in the May 2018 general election, has ceased to exist as of Feb. 24.

The coalition has been cratered by the changing of political loyalties.

With the withdrawal of 25 MPs from Bersatu and 11 MPs from PKR, Pakatan Harapan no longer has the numbers needed to form a government.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Malaysia's monarch, will have to either decide if someone has majority support to lead a government or call for dissolve Parliament to make way for fresh elections.

At the time of writing, the Agong is having an audience with PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, who should be given a chance to prove he has the necessary support to form a government.

If he doesn't, the Agong could either test if anyone else has majority support from the MPs, or dissolve Parliament.

However, with Bersatu out of Harapan, Anwar will need support from Warisan or GPS.

But both of them are siding with the Azmin’s coup since Feb. 23, the day before Mahathir’s resignation submission.

From the looks of it, Parliament in Malaysia may be dissolved.

PH lasted for 22 months.