00:00PKR and DAP will never give any of their Kuala Lumpur seats to Barisan Nasional in the next
00:06general election, says an analyst.
00:08James Chin of the University of Tasmania said BN's goal of contesting five seats in the
00:13federal territories was simply a wish list which he believed nobody will take seriously.
00:19He said there was no way PKR or DAP would give any of their KL seats to UMNO as urban
00:24areas are their core areas.
00:27He added that another factor that would prevent the Pakatan Harapan components from making
00:31way for BN is the uncertainty that the latter could win these seats at the polls.
00:36On Sunday, BN Chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi expressed hope that the coalition could expand
00:41its presence in the federal territories by contesting five parliamentary seats in the
00:45next general election.
00:47University Malaya's Awang Asmampawi said Zahid's statement showed BN's wish to solidify its
00:52position in urban constituencies though it is essentially at the mercy of DAP and PKR.
00:58He said BN's five-seat goal is realistic as UMNO once dominated urban areas, adding that
01:04focusing on these areas would reflect BN's effort to approach urban voters and understand
01:08their needs.
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