Contenders: How people vote for (from left) Mohd Zaidi, Santharasekaran and Amir Khusyairi next Saturday will reflect political trends in the country, say political analysts. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star
THE independent candidate from the as yet unregistered Pejuang party has a fat chance of winning in the Slim by-election in Perak on Saturday. It is a given that Barisan Nasional’s Mohd Zaidi Aziz of Umno will win it, said one political analyst.
“During GE14, BN won comfortably in a three-cornered fight. Even with the ‘Opposition tsunami’, PH (Pakatan Harapan) lost in Slim,” pointed out Universiti Teknologi Malaysia politics and governance research group head Dr Mazlan Ali.
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