"The government should not renege on its promise just because it needs to take into consideration the feelings of some people."

Mahathir says there is no necessity of bringing the issue of him completing a full 5-year term to the PH presidential council as the council has already made a decision on the succession plan.

Thanks to the ideological differences and distrust among PH component parties, coupled with Mahathir's indecision and frequent policy U-turns, the ruling coalition has completely lost its sense of direction.

To withdraw from the battlefield is easy, but to go on fighting is hard, and way more precious.

PH will have nowhere to go but down if it steers off course and forgoes its principles.

Deputy minister in the PM's department hints at the unprecedented prosecution of a former attorney-general of the country.

PH should not bask in the failure of the opposition, for the key to keeping itself continuously in power lies with itself, not a weak opposition.

Anwar, the former DPM who witnessed the heyday of Umno and later became one of the dragonslayers that brought the party to its knees, knows better than anyone else what cause the downfall of a ruling party.

While this appears to be a wholly internal problem of PKR, it may have implications for the position of the PH government as well as the country's future political landscape.

Not currently holding a government position, Anwar can play a pivotal role to bridge the gap between ordinary citizens and the administration.