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The Kudat Member of Parliament is actively evaluating a potential move to Barisan Nasional, with negotiations ongoing and a final decision pending Parliament's dissolution.
Isham Jalil, a former Umno Supreme Council member, has submitted an application to join PAS, stating his preference for a party free of corruption. His move reflects ongoing shifts within Malaysia's political landscape.
British former prime ministers fade quietly into the House of Lords or obscurity. Malaysian politicians, by contrast, wage bitter campaigns against their former allies, prioritising revenge over principle and destabilising the political landscape.