Malaysia needs to cultivate a strong opposition to prevent hardline stances among the opposition as well as a return to the domination of one coalition.

This is what Penang Institute fellow Wong Chin Huat advised, especially following the party "hoppers" who were joining Pakatan Harapan almost immediately after the May 9th election results.

"Even with Pakatan Harapan, a collection of long-suffering underdog parties, now in charge, the mass defections already are endangering Malaysia's democracy," Wong said...