Nimble footwork, ponderous steps


Different moves: Rafizi (right) has taken quick, decisive steps, representing a new generation of politician while Hamzah is still weighed down by old habits. — Filepics/The Star

GAJAH sama gajah berjuang, kancil mati tersepit di tengah (elephants fight, and mouse deer trapped in the middle die). Is this the fate of Parti Bersama Malaysia, whose logo is a kancil?

The political elephants are Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional, which won 81 and 74 seats respectively in the 15th General Election in 2022 (GE15).

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