Melaka election: a motley crew of strange bedfellows – Terence Fernandez

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ONE thing for certain in this Melaka election is that nothing is certain.

With muddled alliances that keep shifting as rapidly as Sg Melaka during a thunderstorm, the political chess games that are being played are only aiding in discouraging an already fatigued and disillusioned electorate from coming out to vote on November 20.

With campaigning kept to a minimum – in essence, non-existent – due to Covid-19 protocols, the usual sights and sounds of an election are all but missing.

Flags and posters are sparse, and candidates can only hop on motorcycles and the back of pick-ups and lorries with loudhailers selling their promise. They are not allowed to stop and speak to constituents.

The dilemma of candidates is whether to sell the same old “if I am elected, I will do this and that…” or gauge the temperament of the electorate for the bigger battle that lies ahead – the 15th general election (GE15).

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