SIX months ago, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia politics and governance research group head Dr Mazlan Ali observed that PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was on track to become Malaysia’s eight Prime Minister.

Back then, Mazlan said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar were the ideal combination in Pakatan Harapan, as the former had agreed that he would fix the country’s political and economical problems and then, in two years, hand over the premiership to the latter.