New faces need old friends

Nor Hizwan Ahmad at the launch of the new political party Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM). (DEC 21, 2021 ). — ART CHEN/The Star

THE conventional wisdom is that if small, relatively new parties want to win seats in the upcoming Johor polls, they have to become part of a coalition or alliance.

So far, four such parties – Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang), Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) and Parti Warisan – have indicated that they could or will be on the ballot paper.