Anwar likely to lead if PH returns to power, says Wan Azizah

(FMT) – Anwar Ibrahim is most likely to lead the country instead of former leader Dr Mahathir Mohamad if the opposition coalition returns to power, according to a top leader in the bloc.

The Pakatan Harapan alliance, whose government collapsed last month, will hold a meeting to decide the matter, with Anwar being the most likely to lead, former deputy prime minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said in a Bloomberg Television interview.

Anwar, the husband of Wan Azizah, has waited in the wings for nearly two years for Mahathir to step down and fulfil a promise to name him prime minister as promised before the 2018 election. The feud over succession helped bring down the government.