COMMENT | Confused with various election manifestos? Most people don’t bother reading through them but vote based on trust.

For me, Pakatan Harapan is the most believable of the three main coalitions, as they have been fighting for reforms (and even endured jail time) as opposition politicians for years, indeed decades.

And this time, the main spoilers of the last Harapan government - Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the recycled Umno jokers called Bersatu and former PKR deputy president Azmin Ali’s “cartel” within the party - are mostly gone.

As for manifesto promises from either blue gangs – BN/Perikatan Nasional (PN) – here are eight reasons why they are hard to trust...