Malaysia’s Anwar eyes snap poll before fuel subsidy crunch truly bites

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is contemplating a snap election as he faces a looming fuel subsidy crisis. With coalition dynamics becoming tenuous and potential spending cuts on the horizon, the timing for an early vote appears increasingly strategic for Anwar.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is considering calling a snap election before a mounting fuel subsidy crisis forces him to make spending cuts that would strip him of the conditions needed to win one. A national vote is not due until early 2028, but the political logic of going early is becoming harder to dismiss. Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance is fraying at the edges, coalition partner Barisan Nasional has announced it will contest the coming Johor state poll alone, and two of his...