Penang must be careful lest “green wave” can turn into “green tsunami”

[superadmin]

PENANG Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow is right to sound the alarm bell that if left unchecked the “green wave” phenomenon that has invaded the northern Malay heartland can result in Pakatan Harapan (PH) losing as many as six to seven seats in the 16th General Election (GE16).

Taking the cue from the recently concluded Padang Serai election, the Penang DAP chairman is very right to assume so – how the tide has swung in favour of Perikatan Nasional (PN) in that a deemed PH stronghold could fall to the rising Bersatu-PAS influence.

PN’s victory in Padang Serai saw the coalition successfully increase the number of parliamentary seats it won in GE15 on Nov 19 to 74 seats nationwide and strengthened its position in Kedah after winning 14 out of 15 parliamentary seats in the state.

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