GIVEN that Malaysia is in a new era of coalition politics, I wish to advocate a coalition government of Pakatan Harapan (PH) (82 seats), Perikatan Nasional (PN) (73 seats) and the Borneo bloc (35 seats) under PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the 10th Malaysian Prime Minister (PM).
The said coalition government can be formed with a specific programme to reverse Malaysia’s decline and to make the country a great world-class nation that is capable of fighting corruption.
Malaysia has a hung Parliament as a result of the voting in the 15th General Election (GE15) yesterday (Nov 19).
This “Make Malaysia Great Again” coalition will have 190 MPs, which is more than two-thirds of the 222 Parliamentary seats, hence able to amend the Federal Constitution to restore to Sarawak and Sabah their rights according to Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
The UMNO-Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition has suffered its worst defeat in its history, and Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should resign as UMNO/BN president/chairman.
This will allow the UMNO/BN coalition to return to its original nation-building principles as advocated by the first four UMNO past presidents and the nation’s founding fathers like Datuk Onn Jaafar, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Razak Hussein, Tun Hussein Onn, Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Tun Tan Siew Sin, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu and Tun V.T. Sambanthan.
I had advised Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah to play advisory roles and not to be candidates in the GE15. If they had listened, they would have avoided their ignominy yesterday (Nov 19).
I started my political journey 57 years ago in the days of UMNO hegemony when a crack became a national crisis.
The GE15 outcome yesterday may appear to be a disaster for Malaysia but it should also be seen as a catalyst for Malaysia to become a normal, world-class great country again. – Nov 20, 2022
Retired DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang had a political career spanning 57 years before calling it a day in March 2021.
The views expressed are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Focus Malaysia.
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