The other side of the ‘big-tent’ approach


Kenneth Cheng Chee Kin

A big-tent approach encourages the formation of a united but ideologically mismatched opposition against the incumbent government, which will not work in the long term. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 1, 2022.

MALAYSIA is heading towards an election mainly because of the expiration of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the government and opposition and the precarious position of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

On Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) side, the battle for the PKR number two position is largely focused on the contrasting stances taken by Rafizi Ramli and Saifuddin Nasution on the “big-tent” election strategy.


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