GEORGE TOWN, May 30 — Political parties are set to again descend into racial and religious issues for six impending state elections, according to analysts who also saw the...
GEORGE TOWN, May 30 — Political parties are set to again descend into racial and religious issues for six impending state elections, according to analysts who also saw the national unity government being vulnerable as a result in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.
Senior Fellow of Singapore Institute of International Affairs Oh Ei Sun said this was also being magnified by the current wave of Islamic revivalism globally, which meant religious concerns was at the forefront of Malay voters. While communal politics has been a significant factor from before GE15, its relevance became impossible to ignore earlier this month when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s government confirmed withdrawing the appeal of a court ruling over the use of “Allah,” the Arabic word for God, in Christian publications
The state elections for Kedah, Penang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan and Selangor — expected to be held concurrently in July or August — must be held as the six opted not to dissolve their state assemblies during GE15 last year. Despite the prediction of racial and religious issues dominating the state elections, however, Azman Awang said he believed voters — especially in more urban states — were better equipped now to resist demagoguery. ― Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
After racial and religious issues, the analysts said the national unity government would also need to fend off attacks over its handling of the economy and the persistent inflation.
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