First, from Ismail Sabri’s selfish perspective, prolonging the period before the next GE means he can last longer as the prime minister and increase his chance of becoming the next prime minister after GE15.
Second, the whole world knows that Ismail Saberi is under tremendous pressure from the Umno cluster, particularly the former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and the Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to call for an early GE15.
He has been resisting this pressure for some time, more so after the recent Johore by-election.
However, Ismail Sabri has been resisting this call...