Anwar Ibrahim backs off on PM Post's insistence!

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PETALING JAYA: Amanah has lauded Anwar Ibrahim’s move not to offer himself as Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) prime ministerial candidate for the 14th general election (GE14), saying it showed the PKR de facto leader’s determination to remove distractions coming in the path of defeating the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN).

Its deputy president Salahuddin Ayub said it was a wise decision as the opposition coalition needs to move forward instead of being weighed down by issues over who should be the prime minister if it wins the election due by the middle of next year.
He said Anwar knows what is best for PH in any situation, including the recent scenario where PPBM apparently wanted to lead the coalition.
“He has shed light on this for us, for PH to move forward and to forget about who will be the next prime minister,” Salahuddin told FMT.
He said it is time for PH component parties to show their strength in unity and convince the people of their cooperation and capabilities.
w.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2017/06/18/amanah-anwars-wise-decision-reflects-need-to-remove-distractions/
My thoughts :-
Finally!!! Common sense prevailed and this issue can be laid to rest for now. Well done!!! 
Nations are often destroyed not by enemies without but enemies within... So hopefully the PH can now refocus on perhaps not winning as much as defeating the BN in the next election. The signs are all good and getting better by the day with the ceaseless bad news regarding Felda, 1MDB, and other issues that the BN machinery is trying hard to distract us from.
But the 'Achilles Heels' and the elephant in the room is still about the economy! That's it! Please don't get bogged down with race and religion! The time to move past that is NOW! The economy and the ever widening income gap, the depreciation of our Ringgit, the lost of investors confidence, the malaise and rot in our heavy industries, the astronomical prices of properties and daily goods...these are the issues that resonates with voters. 
And communicate and connect with the voters in terms that's easy to relate to. The malay votes must be diverted away from BN as much as possible and with Dr. M at the helm you're almost half way there. But do not give in to bravado and over confidence! Be ever humble! I am relieved that the PM issue has been taken care of and it must be hard for Anwar to make such a decision. So let us not make that 'sacrifice' be for nothing.

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