Experts suggest Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's chances of securing a fresh mandate are diminishing due to his coalition's instability and internal disputes, alongside potential desertions to rival parties.

Chances of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim winning a fresh mandate look increasingly fraught, experts say, as the unravelling of his coalition government picked up pace with threats of full-scale war between allies and the desertion by former stalwarts to another party over the weekend. Anwar has presided over a period of relative political stability since he was appointed prime minister in November 2022 by then-king Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, on condition that he include both allies and rivals in his...