08-25-2023, 10:42 AM
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan is at risk of losing the Simpang Jeram state seat in the coming by-election due to a shift in Malay support within the constituency, an analyst said.
However, the shift towards Perikatan Nasional is more down to dissatisfaction with the current economic situation rather than genuine support for either Bersatu or PAS, said Mazlan Ali of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
“Simpang Jeram is quite critical. It is not impossible for PH to lose the seat given the current developments,” he told FMT, adding that the seat is close to PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin’s stronghold.
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