Entering its third year, Anwar-led Unity Government can no longer claim it is still on the learning curve, let alone say it is still a honeymoon year. On the coming November 24, 2025, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim can actually call for a snap election after serving the full three years of his 5-year term. However, since independence in 1957, there had not been once that the Parliament was dissolved in 3 years.

 

So, why did opposition Bersatu party suddenly mobilize its members to get ready for a potential “snap election” by the end of this year? The biggest reason is because Bersatu or Malaysian United Indigenous Party is struggling for its own survival. Therefore, the only way to keep itself alive was to hatch a distraction, giving the party members a “false hope” that they would soon return to power.

 

And the person who started the rumours was none other than Bersatu secretary-general Azmin Ali, the traitor in the infamous “Sheraton Move” who had lost everything after his humiliating defeat in the November 2022 General Election. He desperately needs another shot at the next election to become an MP again, without which he can’t continue with his fantasy to become the country’s youngest PM.

Likewise, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin can’t drop all the corruption charges he is currently facing without returning to power, which can only happen in an election. Already, six MPs had jumped ship from the party, reducing its MPs to just 25. Rubbing salt in the wound, Bersatu is split into two major factions – Azmin Ali and Hamzah Zainudin – leading to internal backstabbing, betrayal and distrust.

 

To make matters worse, Bersatu’s ally in Perikatan Nasional coalition – Islamist party PAS – has become super cocky and greedy. The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS – Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) has openly expressed its desire to grab the post of prime minister for itself, after winning 43 parliamentary seats in the 222-seat Parliament and becomes the largest political party in Malaysia.

 

However, instead of playing along, PAS has rubbished Bersatu’s excitement about a sudden national poll before the Christmas this year. PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man says the next 16th General Election is unlikely to be held this year, but may run concurrently with state elections in Johor and Melaka, which means it’s likely to be next year (2026) instead.

Still, what were the so-called “encouraging developments” which the top leadership of Bersatu saw as the factors behind the snap election at the end of this year? There are basically two reasons why a ruling government would dissolve the Parliament. First, a ruling government is losing support and must hold an election before the situation deteriorating.

 

Second, a ruling government is enjoying great support, therefore, would capitalize on it to call for an early election knowing it will secure a victory (and extend the duration of its power) before unforeseen circumstances erase the feel good factors. Clearly, Anwar administration, with just a handful of ministers performing their jobs satisfactorily, hasn’t been doing a good job as expected.

 

{ #1 Najib’s House Arrest }

 

On the top of the chart is the house detention of disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak. After giving a huge 50% discount on his 12-year jail sentence and 75% off of his RM210 million fine, people were extremely angry with PM Anwar’s betrayal in trying to further award the crook with the freedom of serving his remaining jail sentence in the comfort of his luxury mansion.

It’s one thing to hoodwink the people by pretending that the government was not aware of a royal addendum to free Najib. It’s another thing altogether to lecture people that they should have compassion for a crook like Najib in justifying a house arrest. Anwar thought people would foolishly swallow his hook, line and sinker, but is now trapped with the deal he made with the devil.

 

After throwing former Attorney General Ahmad Terrirudin under the bus, making him the scapegoat (but not before Anwar rewarded him as a Federal Court judge) for concealing a royal addendum order that purportedly allows Najib to serve his prison sentence under house arrest, the prime minister has essentially washed his hands clean over the scandal.

 

But Anwar, in order to cling to power, has promised during the Budget 2025 to bulldoze a law allowing Najib to enjoy his new privilege. If the crook does not get his wish by Christmas this year, Bersatu expects him to influence UMNO to withdraw support for Anwar, leading to the collapse of the government and forcing a snap election. This is one of the “encouraging developments” mentioned by Azmin Ali.

On the flip side, if crooked Najib gets his wish, which is most likely based on Anwar’s betting that the Chinese would have no choice but to continue voting him because the alternative is worse, the explosion of anger from Pakatan Harapan supporters means it’s impossible for the premier to call a snap election this year. A cooling-off period is needed for the anger to subside.

 

{ #2 Withdrawal Of Petrol Subsidies }

 

The genius Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has promised to scrap the RON95 petrol this year by hook or by crook. Armed with big data, comprehensive database and whatnot, the government said the eligibility criteria and mechanism for the fuel subsidy would be announced soon, claiming pilot-test has been done on MyKad and e-wallets and other technological wonders.

 

It will be fun to see long queues as the petrol stations struggling to read the notorious low-quality MyKad. But the arrogant minister insisted the final plan will be mid-2025, probably the same time PM Anwar will bulldoze house arrest for Najib. Even if RON95 subsidy will cover 85% of households, the remaining 15% could still wreck havoc to the economy if they are business owners who will definitely pass on the extra costs to the consumers.

No matter how you argue, inflation will increase and cost of living will skyrocket when the RON95 subsidy is withdrawn, largely because majority of the people are using the fuel. The fact that the government is still unable to announce the structure of the fuel subsidy rationalization, hence unable to get the feedback from the people, speaks volumes about the ill-preparation of the plan.

 

{ #3 Electricity Tariff Hike }

 

On December 26, 2024 Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) announced a 14% increase in base tariff for the period 2025-2027. After public uproar, the prime minister quickly shot down the price hike, only to make a huge U-turn and said electricity tariff must rise in the second half of this year. Hilariously, his justification is to improve the country’s education system and support the poor.

 

The best part is TNB’s net profit almost doubled to RM1.58 billion in the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2024. That was only one quarter, mind you. Even in its financial year 2023, when its net profit was down by 20%, TNB still posted a net profit of RM2.77 billion (its net profit was RM3.46 billion in 2022). As a monopoly in Malaysia’s electricity business, it’s laughable to say TNB must be allowed to increase the tariff.

Anwar Ibrahim should stop TNB from making more profit if the premier was serious about helping the poor people. Coal accounted for more than 43% of Malaysia’s electricity in 2023, compared to natural gas at 36% and hydropower at nearly 17%. But coal prices have been plunging from US150 per tonne in Oct 2024 to US$104 per tonne in Feb 2025.

 

Exactly why TNB should be allowed to increase the electricity tariffs when Singapore is reducing household electricity tariffs by 3.4% in the first quarter of 2025? For Anwar to say the hike will not affect 85% households and will not burden the business community is both comical and ignorant because companies affected will surely pass on the costs to the consumers.

 

{ #4 Racism & Radicalization Getting Worse }

 

From encouraging UMNO Youth Chief Akmal to terrorize Chinese business community to allowing JAKIM to mandate halal certification for all food premises, and from politicizing chicken ham sandwich to requiring non-Muslims to get approval from Jakim before allowing Muslim friends to attend celebrations, Anwar government has become increasingly racist and radical.

With Anwar Ibrahim busy interfering in conflicts in the Middle East as if he was the Prime Minister of Gaza, the unity government is sleepwalking to the cliff edge. While he might have won some Malay votes by excessively playing the Hamas-Palestinian card, it may not be enough to offset the Chinese votes lost due to his moronic strategy of outsourcing UMNO and JAKIM to attack non-Muslims.

 

{ #5 Cabinet Reshuffle }

 

Of the three backdoor ministers, at least two would lose their jobs. The well-connected Tengku Zafrul, who is married to a member of the Selangor royal family, will definitely have to resign as Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) at the expiry of his second-term senatorship on Dec 2, 2025. Another senator and Anwar’s apple polisher, Saifuddin Nasution, may keep his job.

 

However, Mohd Na’im Mokhtar, who was appointed by Anwar Ibrahim to be Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Religious Affairs, could see his senatorship not renewed when it expires due to all the problems he created for the premier. But he is not the only high-profile minister not performing. Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek could be on the chopping board too.

In a controversial PKR party election in 2022, Fadhlina was suddenly declared the winner by a slim margin of 32 votes in the contest for the Wanita (Women) leadership, polling 18,923 votes to rival Rodziah’s 18,891. Fadhlina is the daughter of the late Dr Siddiq Fadzil, former president of ABIM, a radical movement co-founded by a young Anwar Ibrahim in the 1970s.

 

Interestingly, Anwar had pushed for his PKR party elections to be held in May this year, even though it could be postponed. If Rodziah could defeat Fadhlina this round, the clueless and incompetent education minister would lose her job. All signs are pointing to a cabinet reshuffle after the PKR (People’s Justice Party) party elections, with non-performing PKR ministers dropped.

 

Had PKR president Anwar Ibrahim decided to call for a snap election at the end of 2025, he would not have endorsed a party election to ensure stability. Besides, with Najib’s house arrest, RON95 petrol subsidy withdrawal, electricity tariff hike and the rise of racism, Anwar’s plate is already full with problems which he can’t possibly solve this year.

Unless he lost the support of both UMNO and GPS (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) at the same time, Anwar has no reason to dissolve the Parliament this year. It’s possible, but not probable. That’s why the PKR president wanted the party elections to be done with. Unless his PKR ministers started to show performance, the party would be slaughtered in the next general election.

 

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February 16th, 2025 by financetwitter

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