When Anwar looked to Umno instead of Mahathir after 2018 elections

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Anwar Ibrahim was sceptical of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, his former mentor turned nemesis turned ally, who wanted to topple Najib Razak, a new book claims.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/07/when-anwar-looked-to-umno-instead-of-mahathir-after-2018-elections/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/10/07/sangsi-terhadap-dr-m-anwar-terbuka-kerjasama-dengan-umno-selepas-pru-2018/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #DrMahathirMohamad #NajibRazak #TheSiegeWithin

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00:00Anwar Ibrahim was open to collaborating with UMNO after the 2018 general election, as he

00:08was sceptical of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, his former mentor turned nemesis, according to

00:13a forthcoming book.

00:15Anwar, who never trusted Mahathir, did not oppose a proposal by Najib Razak for cooperation

00:21with Pakatan Harapan if the election resulted in a hung parliament, writes journalist Leslie

00:26Lopez, author of the book The Siege Within.

00:30According to Lopez, there had been a growing prospect that Barisan Nasional and UMNO could

00:35not win enough seats to form the next government, forcing then BN and UMNO chief Najib Razak

00:41to explore options.

00:44Although right-wing elements in UMNO pushed for Najib to lay the groundwork for declaring

00:48a state of emergency if BN lost, Najib rejected this drastic measure, aware of its potential

00:54consequences for Malaysia.

00:57Instead, Najib along with UMNO Deputy President Ahmad Zayed Hamidi, decided to keep communication

01:03open with Anwar and floated the idea of mutual cooperation with Pakatan Harapan, Lopez writes.

01:11Anwar's distrust of Mahathir stemmed from their 1998 fallout, which saw him removed

01:15from UMNO, sacked as Deputy Prime Minister and jailed.

01:19He later led the opposition through PKR and Pakatan Rakyat, which made spectacular gains

01:25in the 2008 general election.

01:29Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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