By Khairy Jamaluddin
Malaysia’s political system is not a presidential one and is instead based on the Westminster model; but there is an increasing tendency for its parties to want to name a presidential-style “poster boy”.
This is partly due to the charismatic personality of the incumbent prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, which makes political contests in Malaysia a battle of personalities rather than policies.
But beyond that, it also speaks to the internal jockeying that is taking place within the different coalitions to have certain leaders anointed as their prime ministerial candidate before the next general election due by late 2027.
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