Ripples over Pakatan’s ‘top dog’


Triangular leadership: Dr Mahathir shares the top tier in Pakatan with Anwar and Dr Wan Azizah but he has declared himself the ‘top dog’.

The appointment of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as chairman of Pakatan Harapan is the mother of all U-turns but opposition leaders are looking to him to deliver the Malay heartland seats. 

IT was only Day Four on his job as chairman of Pakatan Harapan but the signs are that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has overshadowed his counterparts in the coalition’s leadership triangle.

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Politics , Mahathir , Anwar , Azizah , Kedah , Harapan

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