Romance of the three factions: 'Sheraton Move' drives Malaysia into impasse

After interim prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad stepped off the podium following his nationally televised address this evening, it became apparent that the "Sheraton Move" has had reverberating effects that went beyond the demise of the Pakatan Harapan government.

It had upended the conventional two-coalition political configuration in the country, fracturing Malaysian politics into three groups.