Next general election could be PN’s last-stand, say analysts

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PETALING JAYA: Political analysts have warned Perikatan Nasional that the coming 15th general election could be the coalition’s last-stand.

James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute, said he believed that GE15 “is, more or less, the last roll of the dice” for PN.

Despite the current low morale in the coalition,he did not expect the coalition to back down from contesting the elections.

“If they cannot do well in GE15 then the coalition will fold, but they will definitely survive until GE15,” Chin told FMT.

Chin agreed with the view of National Council of Professors fellow Jeniri Amir that PN had lost significant leverage now that its chairman, Muhyiddin Yassin, was no longer prime minister.


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Bersatu leader rubbishes 'PN's last stand' claim

PETALING JAYA: A Bersatu leader has dismissed the notion that the 15th general election will be Perikatan Nasional’s last stand, saying it is an underestimation of the party’s strength.

Faiz Na’aman, a member of Bersatu’s supreme council, said analysts were entitled to give their opinions but should not be too confident that their predictions would come true.

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