High-octane drama: The ruling coalition suffered a defeat in last Saturday’s by-election results, drawing various conspiracy theories from supporters and haters.
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IT was a humiliating defeat for the ruling coalition and the by-election results are seen as the worst ever performance by a sitting government in Malaysia’s political history. But that wasn’t all. Just as Pakatan Harapan was struggling to come to terms with their defeat in Tanjong Piai, news of a clandestine meeting between PKR deputy president (Datuk Seri) Azmin Ali, Umno lawmakers and even some other PKR leaders were splashed across every media outlet in the country.
