JOHOR BARU: Economic development rather than 3R issues will be key to winning hearts and minds in the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state seat by-elections, say analysts.
This is since the diverse ethnic composition of both constituencies – where non-Malays make up over 40% of voters – will mean that political coalitions will have to appeal across communal lines and to swing voters, they said.
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