Pejuang is doomed with Mahathir’s exit, say analysts

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PETALING JAYA: Two analysts predict that Pejuang will sink deeper into the doldrums with the resignation of its chairman, Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and Azmil Tayeb of Universiti Sains Malaysia told FMT they could not see much of a future for the party under its president, Mukhriz Mahathir, who is the former chairman’s son.

Oh said Mukhriz did not have what it would take to bring the party forward.

“Mukhriz has always appeared to be half-hearted in his political career,” he said, adding that he could not recall the former Jerlun MP taking any remarkable political action “beyond resigning as Kedah menteri besar twice”.

Mukhriz stepped down as menteri besar after losing the support of the majority of his party’s assemblymen following a two-week long political crisis in 2016. In 2020, he once again lost the support of most assemblymen and was forced to give up the post.

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