In Malaysia, Mahathir-Anwar divide sees Pakatan Harapan counter-coup falter

A so-called parliamentary counter-coup planned by Malaysia’s multiracial Pakatan Harapan alliance in a bid to sink the Malay-centric current government of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was on the verge of collapse on Friday, as the coalition remained deeply divided on who should lead it should it return to power.For weeks, Pakatan Harapan – victor of the country’s 2018 elections – has been wrangling over whether elder statesman Mahathir Mohamad or his on-off ally Anwar Ibrahim should be made…