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Penang: Still the crown jewel and safe vote bank for Pakatan Harapan?
Poisonous, race-based narratives about Anwar Ibrahim and his government have been employed in the run-up to Malaysia’s state elections, complicating the chances of a supermajority win.
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Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan will face a formidable challenge from the two largest Malay-Islamic parties in the country, PAS and Bersatu.
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James Chin
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The upcoming state elections in Malaysia
Mr Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition with Umno collectively received about 40 per cent of the Malay vote in the November 2022 General Election and knows that PH’s political strength lies with non-Malay, largely urban voters who offered their overwhelming support.
