COMMENT The proposed snap polls in Penang is not about saving DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng or serving the narrow interests of the partners in Pakatan Harapan. It is about the strengthening of the forces of democracy against the rise of authoritarian politics best exemplified in the political practice of Umno/BN.
In a more specific sense, it is about ensuring that Malaysians have viable political alternative for the future.