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The next few days saw political parties shift allegiances between
Mahathir, Anwar and later Muhyiddin. For a time, the Pakatan Harapan
coalition rallied behind Anwar after Mahathir skipped out on an
emergency meeting. Yet as Muhyiddin garnered support, including
from the Barisan Nasional coalition that’s been linked to corruption
scandals, the alliance backing Anwar turned to Mahathir for help
gaining the number of seats needed to form a government.
That move turned out to be too late as the king soon announced
Muhyiddin as the country’s new leader based on an earlier tally.
It was the people who “feel they didn’t have enough” that contributed
to her coalition’s downfall, Wan Azizah said. “They felt probably they
wanted more. And that I think brought us down.”
When asked if she would be open to receiving those who had
defected from the alliance, she said, “Betrayal is quite difficult to
accept in any circumstances. Betrayal is still betrayal.”
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