YOURSAY | ’We are looking at a PAS-led federal government next for sure.’

OrangePanther1466: Fairly balanced editorial piece by P Gunasegaram. I had previously predicted that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim may find he has no safe seat to contest in the next general election. He may not even get into Parliament.

It was already apparent since last year that the status and strength of the respective parties mentioned by Gunasegaram. Either PKR or Bersatu will be the worst hit.

Hence, it would make sense if they both could team up for the sake of their respective parties.

Former minister Zaid Ibrahim joining PAS and Hamzah Zainudin kissing Abdul Hadi Awang's hand during the launch of Parti Wawasan Negara are to improve their chances of becoming ministers. In the case of Hamzah, he might be a possible prime minister candidate.

It's all political calculations and nothing about principles or vision.

VP Biden: The economy and corruption affect everyone.

The opposition only has a race and religion agenda. Anwar didn't counter that; he jumped on the same bandwagon to get Malay votes and lost the non-Malay votes, who felt betrayed by his race rhetoric.

Anwar didn't have to make things worse, but he did.

The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) in every government agency, whatever for in a secular nation, you expected that from PAS.

Some have mentioned he's readying PAS to walk in.

His hand in the temple issues, insults, and pig farms in Selangor, PKR’s jewel in the crown, is not easily forgotten. He was also succumbing to extremist vigilante forces.

Dumping your voter base is not smart.

Coward: Just like in the last general election, PAS has the upper hand.

Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin overplayed his hand the last time.

This time, he will not even get a second chance. It’s Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s time, and he isn’t likely to repeat Muhyiddin's mistake.

East Malaysia parties normally sit on the fence. If they don't, then Anwar will have a better chance.

If Parti Bersama Malaysia co-leader Rafizi Ramli and his allies remained in PKR, Anwar's odds would look much better.

Of course, with Rafizi the master planner, Anwar is more likely to retain votes, but Rafizi is no longer at his service, and there's just so much a master planner can do when your offering is not as attractive as before.

As the ruling coalition, we expect them to take some hits because their policies will definitely alienate some of the electorate. However, that pales in significance compared to what they are losing because of Anwar's decisions.

Even if Anwar gets a second term, he will get more pressure from DAP because DAP will feel the pressure to make its political presence felt.

For a Better World: Undoubtedly, Malaysian politics is undergoing an earth- shattering time in the last three months.

These political events and uncertainties will become clear just before the 16th general election.

The writer states that Anwar will ride out the storm, with a few falls here and there, and will be ready for the general election.

I believe the political complexities will pervade and exist until the general elections, and will get increasingly destabilising.

The Chinese-based parties, especially DAP, may secure a higher percentage of Chinese support and may garner more Indian voters.

This is mainly due to the anxiety of the Islam-centred PAS becoming a powerful force and making a serious attempt to rule the nation.

I also believe the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections would be a strong factor in deciding when the general election would be held.

If PKR and DAP candidates do well, the general election will be held soon, maybe within six to seven months.

But if Umno and PAS do well, then Anwar will have a serious headache, as the present coalition government may break up!

Milshah: I'm still not convinced about Bersama. Sorry Gunasegaram. If you look at Bersama, it has the same trajectory as Muda in the early days.

Everyone was applauding, celebrating, and whatever. Then the poll results came, with Muda crashing, losing deposits, and everyone started condemning them, accusing them of being spoilers and whatnot.

When everyone thinks the party can win, all praise; when the party is down, they are condemned.

Bottom line, I don't believe in the praises people are giving Bersama. All talk. They will turn on Bersama the moment the party falls.

Bersama needs to focus and get those votes; at least don't lose deposits.

BlackQuokka1182: Eighteen months is a long time. I, too, expect Anwar to serve the full term.

It all boils down to the economy and young people getting jobs if he can show improvement in that, and if people feel it, he will win for sure. So, I won't rule Anwar out yet.

Outlier: Serves Anwar right. He should have protected his core vote bank instead of going after what he can’t get and pander to them endlessly.

And now he stands to lose everything, and if he doesn’t resign before then, it will be the most humiliating result he will ever encounter.

Anwar will bring Amanah and DAP down along with him. We are looking at a PAS-led federal government next for sure.

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