What were the initial expectations of Pakatan voters in 2018 and 2022?

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Pakatan voters expected reform, first with excitement in 2018 and then with even greater hope in 2022.

Pakatan voters were described as feeling “giddy” in 2018 when Pakatan won, and even more excited in 2022 when Anwar Ibrahim finally became prime minister. The expectation was that Anwar, presented as a reformist figure for a quarter of a century, would unleash major change after years of waiting.
2018 brought the first wave of optimism
In 2018, the mood was one of excitement because Pakatan won. That victory created the sense that long-promised change might finally begin after years of opposition politics.
2022 raised hopes even further
In 2022, the excitement was stronger because Anwar Ibrahim became prime minister. He was cast as the number one reformist candidate for 25 years, which made his elevation feel like the long-awaited moment for reform to begin.
Anwar was seen as the symbol of reform
Anwar was not treated as just another politician but as the face of a reform agenda. The language used around him suggested that voters expected him to finally “unleash” reform after a long period of anticipation.
The disappointment came from what followed
Those expectations later ran into frustration because the Madani Project was described as delivering three and a half years of half measures and qualified successes. The country was said not to be falling apart, but it still felt much the same to disappointed Pakatan voters.

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