Anwar’s swift action is crucial for Pakatan’s future in Selangor

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Letter to editor

THE outburst of Dusun Tua assemblyperson Edry Faizal Eddy Yusof (min pic left) against a Selangor state exco within the ruling coalition could not have happened overnight.

Unless this issue is addressed immediately by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the coalition runs into the risk of losing Selangor to the “Green Wave.”

This will be to the chagrin of urban supporters who vow that Islamist party PAS should not be allowed to rule the nation. Above all else, losing Selangor would not go down well with Anwar’s unity government which now has the support of UMNO.

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Analyst predicts PH will fare well in Selangor polls

PETALING JAYA: A political analyst predicts that Pakatan Harapan will fare well in the Selangor state elections expected in the middle of this year.

However, Akademi Nusantara’s Azmi Hassan said Barisan Nasional stood to lose several seats to Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Azmi told FMT that BN lynchpin Umno was at its weakest point in history with a split between a faction supporting top leaders Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Mohamad Hasan and another wanting a change in leadership.

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