KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 29 -- Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will need to tap all his reputed political shrewdness and charm to hold together the political parties making up his national unity government, said analysts.

While saying Anwar's planned vote of confidence would dispel doubt about his support among lawmakers, the analysts insisted that this was no guarantee Pakatan Harapan's newfound allies would stay the course for the full term.

Political analysts Professor Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid said Anwar would need to find ways to accommodate Barisan Nasional on his side of the aisle and do so without compromising himself and the PH coalition.

"For example, while his tough stance towards corruption is well chronicled, there still lies the potenti...