Najib laughs at Harapan's marriage of convenience, 'differing dreams'

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has ridiculed the opposition pact as one that is "laughable", whose relationship among component parties is nothing but a "marriage of convenience".

"It's almost laughable what they do - it's a marriage of convenience. If we want to be kind to them, we say that," he told MIC delegates at the party's annual general meeting today.

"But in reality, it's Machiavellian politics, where the enemy of your enemy is my friend.

Machiavellianism, which comes from Italian political thinker Niccolo Machiavelli, often describes those who manipulate others for personal advantage.

Meanwhile, citing top opposition leaders Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Lim Kit Siang and Anwar Ibrahim, Najib believes the three dream differently.

"If we look into their their minds, I'm sure they have different dreams."

Malaysia, he stressed, cannot have a country whose leaders have different ideologies and personal agendas.

"We cannot risk this country," he said.

The country cannot be led by a coalition such as Pakatan Harapan whose leaders have different ideologies, as this would only lead to instability in the country, he added.

Najib has often accused the opposition parties' struggle for being motivated by individual political interests, and not for the future of the people and nation.

Leaders from each component party, he had said, have different views.

Harapan’s top leadership comprises Mahathir, who serves as chairperson, and Anwar as de facto leader. Anwar's wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail is the coalition president.

This has caused critics to questioned who really has the power to call the shots in the coalition.- Mkini