In the wake of the shocking news that former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had quit Umno, a senior party leader said that the country could face another general elections.
Shahrir Samad, the minister for domestic trade and consumer affairs, said Mahathir's surprise move could trigger a flurry of resignations from the party that could force Abdullah to hold fresh general elections.
Abdullah is facing the tougest decision as to whether to call for a fresh mandate just 7 weeks after the March 8 GE. He would have to consider the chance of securing a majority or he could just wait to see the effect of Tun Mahatir's show-hand in the days ahead. No matter what the decision is, it seems that Abdullah's days as the President of UMNO and the PM is numbered. Mahatir can't even wait until the UMNO's general assembly to be held in December to toppled his hand-pick succesor surprised many.
Abdullah doesn't have much time left, either he goes for broke or be thrown out by Mahatir. Either course is dificult for Abdullah as he is facing the man who formed the New Umno and the man that ruled Malaysia for 22 years and the man who handpicked him as the succesor.With the March 8 election disaster, Abdullah lost all his credibility and political leverage against an opponent such as Mahatir.
Anwar would have the leverage now but the pressure must be on him as his earlier announcement that the PR would become the next government on or before 16th September this year had thrown the UMNO offguard. Now the ball is in his court as well as the old saying goes "when the old tree tumbles, the monkeys would jump". Now the old tree is almost rootless and where would the monkeys jump? The new tree in the name of Pakatan Rakyat or the new tree in the name of Mahatir?
The political earth quake in the scale of 8 had hit Abdullah and the BN, it tests both Abdullah and Anwar political skewness as who would secure the throne in weeks ahead.
David Wong
19-05-2008
1 comment:
Tun is angry because the PM dares to step on his tail. So the angry Tun has to fight back so that Abdullah will be busy fighting for his own political life rather than urging the AG office to charge Tun in the court of,oh oh, correct, Correct, Correct court of Law.
See how the "cowardic" DPM, as Tun put it, going to react. He must be the person under the most pressure. Whether to support his boss or his ex-boss? That would make or break him if he makes the wrong decision. Very interesting indeed.
The opposition should not put their hope on Tun to topple the Abdullah government. Better do your own work and wait for the frogs to jump.
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