Mahathir’s Pejuang facing a wipeout at Johor polls

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PETALING JAYA: Two analysts predict that Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s new Pejuang party will be wiped out at the Johor state elections, especially if the party contests 42 seats on their own.

Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said Pejuang would be lucky to win even one of the 56 state assembly seats.

Although Mahathir, the Pejuang chairman, remained an appealing figure to many voters, the party lacked grassroots machinery, Oh said.

“Ultimately, Umno, with its gargantuan mobilisation of grassroots, would almost certainly win by default in most Malay-majority constituencies, followed by a big distance by PAS. Pakatan Harapan and Bersatu would count themselves lucky if they could win at most half of what they did in 2018,” he added.

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