Underestimate PKR at your own peril in GE15, says its Bayan Baru MP

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GEORGE TOWN – It is not unusual if pundits here predict that PKR is destined to be a goner in the next general election, but the party’s deputy chief in Penang has cautioned them not to underestimate its potential.

Sim Tze Tzin, who is also Bayan Baru MP, said that many critics have been slamming PKR since the 1990s, as the party was largely seen as an underdog despite having a substantial membership base.

Prior to the 2018 general election, Sim said, many political scientists had forecasted that PKR would lose badly, especially since its leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was then behind bars.

“What happened in 2018 was that PKR alone delivered up to 50 (parliamentary) seats.

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