Multi-cornered fights, logo issue among opposition pitfalls, Pakatan admits

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KUALA LUMPUR – Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) top leadership today called on all opposition parties to consolidate their efforts ahead of the 15th general election, if they hope to stand a chance at turning the tide against a resurgent Barisan Nasional (BN).

The Umno-led BN has seen a return of its political fortunes after being ousted from federal power in 2018, having secured overwhelming majorities in at least two state elections in the past four months at the expense of PH, and their erstwhile partners in Perikatan Nasional (PN).

PH’s presidential council acknowledged that they failed to address several weaknesses that led to their share of seats falling to 12, from the 36 that they won in the 2018 polls.

“The PH presidential council… admits our weaknesses including the issue of multi-cornered contests among the opposition, (use of) logo, low voter turnout and PH’s communication and outreach on current issues,” the council said in a statement.

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PH should not blame Johor loss on multi-cornered fights, says analyst

PETALING JAYA: A political scientist has disputed a Pakatan Harapan (PH) claim that its defeat in the recent Johor polls can be attributed to multi-cornered fights.

“The coalition’s real problems are internal squabbles, low voter turnout and ineffective messaging,” said Azmil Tayeb of Universiti Sains Malaysia.

PH’s presidential council recently said the polls showed that multi-cornered fights involving opposition parties only served to split votes and make it increasingly difficult to take on Barisan Nasional (BN).

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