DR Mahathir Mohamad’s approval rating has jumped seven percentage points despite the ongoing saga in PKR, the biggest party in the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, said the Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research.

The pollster’s monthly survey showed that the prime minister’s popularity has risen to 62% in June 2019 compared to 55% in May. This comes off a low point of 46% in March 2019.