Shifting sands of allegiance


PETALING JAYA: The naming of the candidates by the various parties should have brought clarity to how the 15th General Election is shaping up. It didn’t.

Instead, things have got more murky with shifting allegiances, party-hopping and some veterans making their return in different parties, with just two days to nomination day on Saturday.

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