Who marginalized Mahathir?

When former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivered a National Day message on the 66th National Day, he did not forget to worry about the marginalization of the Malays. Any remarks that Mahathir makes now are difficult to resonate with other people, especially non-Malays, who all think that he is an outdated person. Who has marginalized him? This is back to 2015. After 12 years away from politics, in 2015, as the 1Malaysia Development Bhd scandal (1MDB) surfaced, Mahathir began to criticize Prime Minister Najib Razak, whom he had been demanding to resign and step down. On August 29 of that year, he attended the Bersih rally. In 2016, Mahathir initiated several protests. He, the Pakatan Harapan and some non-governmental organizations drafted a "Citizen's Declaration" to express his desire for Najib's resignation. On February 29 of that year, Mahathir announced his withdrawal from UMNO for the second time. Najib responded to the corruption allegations by concentrating power and replacing the deputy prime minister. In June, Mahathir attended two parliamentary by-elections to support the National Amanah Party of the Hope Alliance. In August, he founded the Bersatu Party with Muhyiddin Yassin, the former deputy prime minister who was fired by Najib, and others. In 2017, Mahathir announced that Bersatu would join the Hope Alliance. He was also elected to become the President of the Alliance of Hope. On January 7, 2018, Mahathir was elected as the prime minister candidate of the Hope Alliance at the 2018 Hope Alliance Congress to welcome the 2018 Malaysian election. At the same time, he requested the head of state to pardon Anwar through legal procedures and promised to allow Anwar to Hua took over as prime minister in 2020. In Malaysia's 14th national election on May 9, 2018, the Hope Alliance led by Mahathir successfully came to power with a simple majority, ending the National Front's one-party dominance in Malaysia since independence. On May 15, 2018, he regained his freedom after receiving an amnesty from the Supreme Head of State. Subsequently, he formally joined the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council, and Mahathir promised to hand over power to Anwar in two years. However, Mahathir was unwilling to hand over the baton after the expiration of the time limit. On February 24, 2020, Mahathir submitted a letter of resignation to the Supreme Head of State of Malaysia. Later, he also resigned from his position as chairman of the Bersatu Bersatu Party. He publicly issued a statement. The reason was that he had lost the support of a majority of the party's members who had made decisions contrary to his own advice. Bersatu president Muhyiddin also issued a statement on the same day announcing his withdrawal from the Pakatan Harapan coalition; on the same day, the Malaysian head of state appointed Mahathir as the transitional prime minister, waiting for the new prime minister to be announced. Muhyiddin also announced that Bersatu would withdraw from the Pakatan Harapan coalition, which had a huge impact. At this point, Mahathir still hopes to retain his position as prime minister. On February 27, Mahathir announced his return to Bersatu as chairman. Anwar, chairman of the PKR, and Mahathir protested in court, rejecting Mahathir's offer. Hadi returned to Pakatan Harapan to continue as prime minister; under this circumstance, he began to win the support of other political parties, but stated that he would not accept the willingness to cooperate proposed by UMNO and PAS. On February 29, the Head of State announced the appointment of Muhyiddin as the new Prime Minister and he was sworn in on March 1. Mahathir also stepped down as interim Prime Minister. After stepping down as Prime Minister on March 1, 2020, Mahathir did not give up on returning to North Korea and fought against the Muhyiddin faction within the Bersatu party. It was not until May 28 of the same year that the Bersatu Supreme Council announced the termination of the party membership of six people including Mahathir's faction. On June 9 of the same year, Mahathir led the expelled Bersatu leaders to file in court to challenge the decision. Mahathir also started negotiations with Anwar at the same time. Due to serious differences between the two on the choice of prime minister, they were ultimately unable to reach a consensus. After Mahathir's lawsuit against Bersatu to terminate his party membership was dismissed by the court on August 7, 2020 and failed, he announced on the same day that he would establish a new political party, and many leaders of Bersatu branches led party members to announce Quit the party and join his newly formed Fatherland Fighters party. Mahathir once announced his retirement from politics in order to allow young leaders to replace him. Later, after being opposed by party members, he changed his mind and said that if the people are willing, he will serve as the prime minister again to put an end to money politics in Malaysia. He also believes that the Fighter Party will be better in the coming term. The general election can become a "kingmaker". On October 11, 2022, Mahathir held a press conference to announce his candidacy for the Langkawi parliamentary seat. Mahathir faces challenges from four opponents, including Barisan Nasional Umno's Amin Shah, Perikatan Bersatu's Suhaimi Abdullah, Pakatan Harapan's Amanah Zaibidi, and independent Abdulkar Abdulkar Di, outside analysts believe that Mahathir’s reputation in Langkawi is difficult to shake and he will be able to successfully re-elect. During the campaign, Mahathir proposed seven reform agendas to make the country an "Asian Tiger" again. When the results of the general election were released on November 19, Mahathir lost to the National Alliance candidate Suhaimi. He received 4,566 votes. The Fatherland Action Alliance led by him was also annihilated. On February 9, 2023, Mahathir withdrew from the Fatherland Action Alliance due to dissatisfaction with the Fatherland Fighter Party. 13 senior members of the Fatherland Fighter Party also withdrew from the party together with Mahathir. This was the third time that Mahathir withdrew from the party founded by himself. political party. On February 25, Mahathir announced that he and 13 senior members of the Fighting Party would join the Bersatu Party led by Ibrahim Ali. On March 1, Mahathir officially joined the Permanent Party as an adviser. From this, it seems that Mahathir is moving towards self-marginalization step by step. Today, Mahathir and Hadi Awang are just hanging on for breath! With 566 votes cast, the Motherland Action Alliance led by him was also completely wiped out. On February 9, 2023, Mahathir withdrew from the Fatherland Action Alliance due to dissatisfaction with the Fatherland Fighter Party. 13 senior members of the Fatherland Fighter Party also withdrew from the party together with Mahathir. This was the third time that Mahathir withdrew from the party founded by himself. political party. On February 25, Mahathir announced that he and 13 senior members of the Fighting Party would join the Bersatu Party led by Ibrahim Ali. On March 1, Mahathir officially joined the Permanent Party as an adviser. From this, it seems that Mahathir is moving towards self-marginalization step by step. Today, Mahathir and Hadi Awang are just hanging on for breath!