If you look at voting patterns in the 2016 state elections, there was a swing back to the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) and a similar result in federal elections can be expected now.
Much of the 2016 shift was due to the "Adenan Satem factor". The late Chief Minister was charismatic and popular, and championed the state's autonomy. But he is not in the picture anymore, so national issues such as 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), rising costs of living and the goods and services tax will come to the fore.
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