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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is keeping his options open heading towards the 16th General Election (GE16), with a cooperation agreement between the Unity government and Bersatu, alongside several other MPs, potentially widening his political room for manoeuvres, an analyst says.

Universiti Malaya senior lecturer in political science, public administration and development studies Dr Mohammad Tawfik Yaakub said the confidence and supply agreement (CSA) could be viewed as a political development that expands the range of cooperation available to Anwar in Parliament.

He said the agreement could also be interpreted as an indirect signal to Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) that the government’s survival does not necessarily depend on a single political partner.