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Malaysiakini (English)
Malaysiakini (English)
MP SPEAKS | There are some Umno leaders who have been publicly declaring that the polls are a “done deal” and BN will easily win control of the state government and has a good chance of winning more than 37 out of 56 state seats (a two-thirds majority). According to these leaders, a repeat of the results of the Malacca polls is very likely. The overconfidence on BN’s part is misplaced for a few reasons. Firstly, the situation after GE14 in Johor was very different from Malacca. In Malacca, Pakatan Harapan only enjoyed a two-seat majority (15 vs 13) against BN in the 28-seat state assembly. In …