Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad suffered a significant slide in public approval, down by 37 percentage points, as the Pakatan Harapan coalition approaches one year in office, according to the Merdeka Center.

Releasing the result of their March survey, the Merdeka Center revealed that Mahathir, who scored a high of 83 percent last May not long after taking office, has seen his popularity drop to just 46 percent.