Analysts: If Perikatan can sort out Bersatu, it may be formidable force once snap polls called
Saturday, 13 Jun 2020 07:10 AM MYTAn analyst said that while there is a possibility that a snap election may be called ‘soon’, Prime Minister and Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will likely hold off from doing so until he is sure of Bersatu’s position within PN. — Picture via Facebook
“There has been no clear signal either from Umno or PAS regarding this issue. Since it's purported that seat allocation in MN is nearly finalised, the issue is that the discussion is without Bersatu.BN is formed of Umno, MCA, MIC and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah, while MN is an unofficial alliance between Umno and PAS.
“So in simplistic form MN seat allocation is quite straightforward since the benchmark is there, ie. GE14 results. Tony stated that PH may be able to get great support provided that they strengthen their coalition and address all inner issues related to them, especially in PKR. “There must be a reason why no PH leaders call for snap elections with all this political turmoil in Malaysia. I guess their thinktank did their calculation too already.
“This will be something interesting to wait and see because [they] all might end up using the BN logo like PH use PKR logo in GE14.’’ he said, referring to the scale logo. “Especially GPS, they can be regarded as the king maker since the alliance is quite influential in Sarawak with the current MPs alone it can either break or make PN stronger.
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