Harapan - the road ahead

COMMENT | The new cabinet has been formed and new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin appears to be secure with the support he has from MPs. What should Pakatan Harapan be doing now?

I am sure much of Dr Mahathir Mohamad's energy is being spent trying to cobble together the numbers to mount a challenge when Parliament convenes. But that is a long way away. And the PM has the power and prestige of his office to dispense patronage to secure his position.

What should Harapan be doing for the long term? They are now the Opposition. Mahathir's unity government will remain an unrealised dream. He opened the doors of the stable and the horses have fled. It is now back to Harapan. But what remains of it?

Bersatu is in an uncertain state. Party elections may resolve the issue. Its members Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and Mukhriz Mahathir may be expelled from the party. They may need a new home. Mahathir himself will probably need a new home. What is that to be? That is the question...