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Forbidding Figure. Though Razak is known as an able administrator, some wonder whether he can supply the leadership that will be needed to keep the country together. He has difficulty winning personal loyalty because of his stern manner and lack of charm. Even Razak's pressagent indirectly acknowledges, in an official biography, his boss's prickly personality: "Behind this seemingly cold exterior, the seldom smiling face and forbidding appearance, beats a human heart full of love and sympathy for his people."
Full heart or no, should Razak fail to keep Chinese and Malays from each other's throats when parliamentary rule is restored, the country may be in desperate trouble. The 37,500-man military already holds key positions on every level of government and strongly influences the watchdog N.O.C. Should new trouble erupt, it might only be a matter of time before a Nasser steps forth from among the ranks of Malaysia's British-trained officers and takes the country into his own hands.
* The popularly elected lower chamber of the Riksdag previously had 233 seats, but was expanded this year when Sweden changed from a two-chamber parliament to a unicameral one.