Democracy and stability


Simple message: The effectiveness of BN’s ‘stability’ concept became clear when we started seeing top leaders from other coalitions going through great lengths to ‘explain’ why this was not true. – Bernama

A KEY element of Barisan Nasional’s strategy in the Johor elections centred around the concept of stability.

In politics, the most effective narratives are often the simplest. And it can’t get much simpler than: “Vote BN, get stability; vote others, get chaos.”

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