Report: “Outcome of state polls will not affect govt on federal level,” says expert

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THE outcome of the forthcoming six state polls on Aug 12 will not affect the standing of the federal government despite the opposition raising negative perceptions about the unity government in recent times.

This is because the state polls only concern the election of state legislative assembly members to form state governments in Pakatan Harapan (PH)-led Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Penang as well as opposition-ruled Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, according to an Utusan Malaysia report.

In fact, rumours of a change in government can affect the country’s stability, restrict economic growth, affect investor confidence and give negative sentiment to the country’s economy.

Speaking to the Malay news portal, Political Sociology lecturer at the School of Social Sciences in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Prof Dr P. Sivamurugan said the formation of the federal government following last year’s 15th general election (GE15) came as a result of PH, Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coming together to form a coalition government with the support of 148 MPs.

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