If you told experienced political observers just three days ago that Muhyiddin Yassin would be Prime Minister at the end of Malaysia’s recent political crisis, you’d have been resoundingly dismissed.
But that’s exactly what happened. On March 1, 2020, Muhyiddin Yassin of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) was sworn in as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
How did this relatively unassuming politician outmanoeuvre political dynamos such as Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim for the coveted post? What does this mean for Malaysia, who, less than two years ago, made history after a landmark general election that turned the country into the region’s most promising democratic hope? We take a look in this second round-up of Malaysia’s latest political saga.
The full article can be accessed at The New Naratif, which was published on 2 Mar 2020.