Analysts: SG4 meant to show a united opposition front


PETALING JAYA: The formation of “State Government 4” (SG4), which comprises the four Perikatan Nasional states, is a move to strengthen itself as the Opposition, say political analysts.

It is to prove that states under Perikatan are of one mind in facing the unity government at the federal level, says Universiti Sains Malaysia political scientist Prof Datuk Dr Sivamurugan Pandian.

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