PH risks backfire for fielding Umno defectors

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PETALING JAYA: PKR and Amanah may be hoping to steal votes from Umno by fielding defectors from the Malay party in Melaka, but an analyst has warned that the plan may backfire.

Pakatan Harapan (PH) supporters might revolt against the move, said former academic Azmi Hassan.

After formally accepting former Melaka chief minister Idris Haron and former Pantai Kundor assemblyman Nor Azman Hassan into their ranks, PH leaders now find themselves pushed into a corner to defend their decision.

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