Malaysia’s new prime minister is about to be sworn in, bringing back the rule of the country’s longest-governing political party. But he faces a tall task in uniting a polarized society and reviving a slumping economy amid a worsening pandemic.
In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's incoming Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob takes the oath of office during his swearing-in ceremony as the country's new leader at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur.
Ismail obtained the backing of 114 lawmakers for a slender majority that brought Muhyiddin’s alliance back to power. It also returned the premiership to Ismail’s United Malays National Organization, which had led Malaysia since independence from Britain in 1957 but was ousted in 2018 elections amid a multibillion-dollar financial scandal.
Daily new infections have more than doubled since June to hit a record 23,564 on Friday, bringing the country’s total to over 1.5 million cases. Deaths have surged to above 13,000. The central bank has cut its estimated growth forecast this year to between 3% and 4% due to the lockdown. Anwar was due to succeed then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad before their reformist alliance collapsed in February 2020, sparked by the withdrawal of Muhyiddin’s party. Muhyiddin then formed a new government with UMNO and several other parties.
“You can imagine the feelings of close to half of Malaysia’s population who voted against UMNO in the 2018 elections, only to see an UMNO PM returning to helm the country just three years later,” he said. Ismail has to be more conciliatory by bringing some opposition members into substantive policy-making roles, he said.
“The economy is in bad shape, weakened by the former government’s mismanagement. He will have to put in a competent team and move beyond narrow racialized paradigms he has been known for,” Welsh added.
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