100 days of Mahathir, 2 in 10 pledges met. Satisfied, Malaysia?
It has abolished the goods and services tax and stabilised the price of petrol, but the Pakatan Harapan government has failed to fulfil eight of its pre-election promises. Yet the honeymoon continues... for now
Malaysia’s new government, led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, has hit its first milestone: 100 days in office.
Non-governmental organisations and pollsters have been keenly awaiting the date to see if the ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH) would deliver on 10 election promises it had pledged to fulfil within its first 100 days after winning the May 9 general election.
Currently, the new government has ticked only two items off the list – abolishing the controversial goods and services tax (GST), and stabilising the price of petrol – but this does not seem to have dulled its shine, with national approval ratings sitting at 67 per cent.
Independent pollster Merdeka Centre said in a report that two-thirds of Malaysian voters gave the federal government positive ratings, and 71 per cent said they were satisfied with the leadership of current Prime Minister Mahathir, who also served as leader from 1981-2003.
