Mahathir paves the way for Anwar Ibrahim to succeed him

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's participation in the election campaign of his former rival and successor Anwar Ibrahim has given the movement a big boost, especially since it is the first time Mahathir has been standing in public with Ibrahim since they split 20 years ago.

Malaysia's ruling coalition expects the leader of the People's Justice Party, Anwar Ibrahim, to win an easy election in the upcoming parliamentary elections on Saturday and face six candidates.

In addition to supporting Anwar Ibrahim in the Port Dickson supplementary elections in which he seeks to reach parliament, Mahathir's participation in the campaign also implicitly confirms his previous commitment to hand over power within two years.

Support for the leaders of the parties affiliated with the ruling Al-Amal alliance appears to have been an achievement for Anwar Ibrahim, but he warned against the impression that the result is settled in favor of him, which could cause his supporters to delay voting.

The head of the People's Justice Party, Anwar Ibrahim al-Jazeera, said that "the national mission is known. I will be prime minister on time. This is in the interest of the residents of Port Dickson, where I will be in direct contact with them and their concerns and concern for development and solving problems of poverty and equality, Infrastructure and services. "

Role of minorities
Anwar Ibrahim is counting on the voices of the Indian and Chinese minorities, who make up the majority of Port Dickson residents.

A woman of Indian origin, Maharaj Bibi, who runs a restaurant serving Indian and Chinese food, says the residents of Port Dickson hope to elect Anwar Ibrahim to develop and develop their city and respond to people's needs and basic needs. Invites its customers to vote for Anwar Ibrahim, although this circle was known as a stronghold of the Indian-Malaysian Conference.

The Malaysian Islamic Party entered the race without an ally, hoping to attract the ethnic Malay votes, which make up about 43% of the population of Port Dickson, while explaining the absence of the former ruling party Amnu from the supplementary elections not wanting to fight a losing battle, or hoping to have a good relationship with the next prime minister Expected.

Anwar Ibrahim was absent from the general elections last May, where his party won the Amal Alliance. He chose this constituency to run for a second round of parliamentary elections, a move that could be the last before he became prime minister.