{
  "id": 18427255,
  "title": "Gagal bina imej rentasi kaum sukarkan PN cari calon PM tandingi Anwar, kata penganalisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/gagal-bina-imej-rentasi-kaum-sukarkan-pn-cari-calon-pm-tandingi-anwar-18427255",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/06/gagal-bina-imej-rentasi-kaum-sukarkan-pn-cari-calon-pm-tandingi-anwar-kata-penganalisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Analysts argue that the main advantage of Anwar Ibrahim is his long-standing experience in social activities and NGO work since his youth before joining politics (Picture from Facebook). In an article for FMT, Tawfik Yaakub from Universiti Malaya pointed out that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) faces the challenge of displaying a figure capable of leading across various communities, ideologies and generations as the main candidate to replace Anwar Ibrahim. Tawfik mentioned that PN actually has several experienced leaders such as Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar from PAS and Hamzah Zainudin as the Chief Opposition, but their main challenge lies in translating their leadership into a national image that transcends ideology, ethnicity, generation and region. Tawfik noted that Anwar Ibrahim has a long political history, international diplomatic experience and a keen insight that surpasses other political figures as a prime minister. He said that the leadership qualities of Anwar create a different challenge for any opposition leader to build a national profile and secure a candidacy for prime minister. Tawfik believes that the real issue is not about who has charisma, but how a leader can showcase the ability to govern the nation, present convincing economic solutions and effectively communicate with the younger generation. Tawfik also pointed out that PN needs to reach an agreement on the identity of the leadership figure they want to highlight, whether it is based on management experience, technocratic approach or a combination of both. Finally, Tawfik believes that being a prime minister requires not just personal popularity but also the ability to form a management team, present a clear foundation and gain public trust across political groups. Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid from Universiti Sains Malaysia concurred that Anwar's main advantage lies in his long experience in civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) since his youth before entering politics. Fauzi noted that Anwar's record of service and his journey through political ups and downs have formed a remarkable ability to connect with the public, which is hard to match by any modern political figure. Samsuri and Hamzah are busy building their early careers as scholars and entrepreneurs, while Anwar has been actively engaging with the public from grassroots level to international platforms without feeling inferior, making him an exceptionally difficult opponent in terms of charisma and diplomacy. He added that for PN to present another leader with such a record of civil society experience without any government backing will take a long time. Yesterday, PAS Chief Spokesperson Fadhli Shaari admitted that PN faces the challenge of displaying a candidate capable of challenging Anwar's influence in the 2016 general election. The Pasir Mas MP stated that Anwar has an advantage in terms of appearance and his approach towards young people, including his recent appearance at a MotoGP event in Sepang, where Anwar was seen riding a motorcycle alongside young people, which he termed as an effective image and public perception approach.",
  "summary": "Tawfik Yaakub berkata PN ada calon berpengalaman tetapi kepimpinan mereka gagal diterjemahkan kepada imej nasional merentasi sempadan ideologi, kaum dan generasi.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}