09-06-2023, 10:24 AM
Zahid’s DNAA a double-edged sword for unity govt, says analyst
PETALING JAYA: The discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) in Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s Yayasan Akalbudi case may be a double-edged sword for the unity government, says a political analyst.
Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said the DNAA would strengthen the unity government as Zahid would have more control over Umno without the looming spectre of criminal charges.
As a result, he said, it is likely that Umno will remain part of the government.
“Those in the party who are against Zahid and those who are ambivalent about forming a unity government with PH overlap with one another.
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Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said the DNAA would strengthen the unity government as Zahid would have more control over Umno without the looming spectre of criminal charges.
As a result, he said, it is likely that Umno will remain part of the government.
“Those in the party who are against Zahid and those who are ambivalent about forming a unity government with PH overlap with one another.
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