00:00An analyst has played down an Amana youth leader's threat of going up against UMNO
00:07in a three-cornered fight in the coming Makota by-election.
00:11Political analyst Azrul Hadi Abdullasani said Amana would not dare go against its Pakatan
00:16Harapan allies for fear of alienating them, while its state leadership would likely abide
00:20by the directive of the coalition's central leadership.
00:24Another analyst, Academy Nusantara's Azmi Hassan, warned that BN will respond in kind
00:29in other state assembly elections if Amana does decide to run against UMNO in Makota,
00:34a Johor state assembly seat.
00:37Citing UMNO's incumbency and long history in Makota, having held the seat since its
00:41creation in 2004 before losing it to Amana in 2018, Azmi said the party should be allowed
00:46to defend the seat.
00:48He added that PH was likely to lose the seat to BN again, citing the results of the 2022
00:53Johor polls, which saw the late Sharifa Aziza side Zayn, defeating Amana's Takiyuddin
00:58Cheyman with a 5,166-vote majority.
01:02Yesterday, Tluang Amana laid claim to the Makota seat, which fell vacant following the
01:07death of Sharifa last Friday, prompting breakbacks from several UMNO leaders.
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