By Bridget Welsh
22 July 2008
The latest allegations against Anwar Ibrahim reinforce this perception. The involvement of senior police officers in highly charged political cases raises questions about their professionalism. The biggest cracks are within political parties. The lack of a clear transition of power within Umno points to a deficit of effective debate and the shrinking vitality of the key government party. The system in place for electing the party's leadership ensures that incumbents are able to resist challengers and stalwarts with financial pockets cling on to leadership positions. Umno's response to its apparent inability to deliver any alternative is increasingly to turn to racial discourse, which serves as a cover for the vested economic self-interest of many of the entrenched warlords in this party.
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