If given the chance, they will bring people from different political affiliations, religions, ideologies--people from the two extremes--towards the middle, to a position that is more fitting for Malaysia.

What the public want now is good governance, not radical racial and religious policies. If PKR echoes PAS' hudud advocacy, it is a matter of time voters will find a new outlet for their frustration in the party.

Wan Azizah today announces that the new opposition pact is called Pakatan Harapan.

Once a party turns against the general public, it is well on its way towards self-destruction.

It is essential for the new alliance to avoid the same mistakes of its precursor.

"DAP felt it had become so strong after taking over Penang that they kicked us out. But the number of PAS supporters is rising..."

Ku Li is like an imaginary key that would open up the closed political door of the Malays. He will always remain an alternative candidate for PM for as long as he lives, but it is also much more likely that he will remain just that, a key that is never used.

PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah said her party was striving to form a new opposition pact but she declined to indicate whether the new pact would include PAS.

According to The Malaysian insider, Anwar Ibrahim has announced to form a new opposition coalition that will absorb some of the more progressive groups.

The Wall Street Journal reported that some US$700 million went into the personal bank account of PM Najib. To turn the tide around, Najib initiated its propaganda machine, calling the 1MDB developments a "political conspiracy to topple an elected prime minister."