KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin expects Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to call the 16th general election by August next year, citing growing tensions between Pakatan Harapan and Umno, according to Free Malaysia Today (FMT).
Speaking in an interview with BFM Radio, Hamzah said the unity government might struggle to remain intact beyond 2027, pointing to renewed scrutiny of Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s court cases by PH lawmakers.
Hamzah, who leads Wawasan, suggested that the growing friction between the two political blocs could prompt Anwar to call an election before the coalition government fractures.
“I think they have already started to break up. So he has to call (for an election) before that,” he was quoted as saying.
