Melaka Polls: Pakatan's disastrous outing a wake-up call for top leadership, say analysts


KUALA LUMPUR: The outcome of the recently-concluded Melaka state elections should serve as a wake-up call for Pakatan Harapan's leadership not to take the concerns of their supporters for granted, say analysts.

Universiti Malaya's Prof Awang Azman Awang Pawi said PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's decision to allow defecting assemblymen to contest under its banner caused uneasiness among its grassroots and core supporters.

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