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When Anwar Ibrahim finally won the prime ministership, supporters might have been happy for his Pakatan Harapan coalition government to bring reform to Malaysian government and politics, even at the price of stability. Instead, Anwar has brought an unexpected stability — at the price of slow-pedalling economic and democratic reforms.
After the removal of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party machine as the cornerstone of Malaysian politics in the historic 2018 elections, no single party was able…