PN tsunami could push Harapan to worst GE outcome since 2008, S'gor defeat
The Pakatan Harapan coalition faces a potential electoral setback as the BN-PN pact gains momentum in Malaysia. Analysis suggests that communal agendas and dissatisfaction with the current government are driving voter shifts similar to previous general election patterns.
The 16th general election could end with a 20-year setback for Pakatan Harapan if the BN-Perikatan Nasional pact continues its momentum and turns its “Malay unity” wave into a tsunami.The Negeri Sembilan election showed that BN-PN voters were highly motivated by the pact's communal agenda, fueled by anti-DAP sentiments and perceptions that the Harapan-led Madani government has not made life better.Their ballots on Aug 1 closely matched BN and PN’s combined vote share from the 15th general election with almost perfect vote transferability between the two.A Malaysiakini analysis applying this same formula to the peninsula shows that if BN-PN can sustain their...
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