Taking stock of a BN win – Terence Fernandez

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WITH another state election done and dusted, those left licking their wounds need to come to terms with the message the electorate is saying.

Barisan Nasional’s (BN) thumping victory in Johor yesterday, which gave it a supermajority of 40 out of 56 seats, cannot be merely dismissed to low voter turnout.

A turnout of 54.92% is significant considering the electoral role has increased to 2.597 million voters including 749,000 newly registered ones.

Comparatively, in 2018 there were 1.8 million registered voters.

That Muda, the youth party, could only muster one win out of seven seats is a reality check that youth will not merely vote for the young.

In contrast, Pejuang, led by 96-year old Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, lost all 42 seats it contested, and this could also be a writing on the wall that the electorate is as fatigued as the twice-appointed prime minister.

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