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In Malaysia, voter anger fuels a third force against Anwar

In Malaysia, voter anger fuels a third force against Anwar
South China Morning Post Sunday 23 August 2026, 00:00 UTC By Ushar Daniele 1 min read
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Malaysian politics runs on grudges and few illustrate that better than the one nursed by Rafizi Ramli. A year after losing the deputy presidency of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Justice Party (PKR), he has built a vehicle for the disaffected, aimed squarely at the coalition of which he was once part. Parti Bersama Malaysia – or Bersama, meaning “together” – is barely three months old under its new leadership, yet it has already rattled Malaysia’s governing alliance.

Malaysian politics runs on grudges and few illustrate that better than the one nursed by Rafizi Ramli. A year after losing the deputy presidency of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Justice Party (PKR), he has built a vehicle for the disaffected, aimed squarely at the coalition of which he was once part. Parti Bersama Malaysia – or Bersama, meaning “together” – is barely three months old under its new leadership, yet it has already rattled Malaysia’s governing alliance. Taken over in May...
Malaysia (LOCATION) Anwar Malaysian (PERSON) Rafizi Ramli (PERSON) Anwar Ibrahim (PERSON) People’s Justice Party (ORG) PKR (ORG)
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