Coalition contradictions

Who is better suited? Muhyiddin (left) and Hamzah at Bersatu’s general assembly in December last year. The party president and deputy president both have their supporters when it comes to who should lead. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

WHO should lead the country’s Opposition coalition, Perikatan Nasional? Who should lead one of Perikatan’s main drivers, Bersatu?

These are important questions because, as we’ve seen in countries around the world, a national Opposition bloc can either have a huge impact on politics, offering strong checks and balances to push the government of the day to work better, or it could splinter into irrelevance.