BN will retain Ayer Kuning, the challenge is winning a bigger majority, analysts say

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They say the challenge for Umno will be winning over DAP supporters, and warn against ignoring the threat posed by Perikatan Nasional.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/26/bn-will-retain-ayer-kuning-the-challenge-is-winning-a-bigger-majority-analysts-say/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/26/prk-ayer-kuning-cabaran-umno-bawa-keluar-pengundi-ph/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #BarisanNasional #PRKAyerKuning #PakatanHarapan

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00:00Analysts expect the unity government to retain the Ayer Kuning state seat without any difficulty,

00:07but say the real challenge will lie in garnering a bigger majority.

00:11Asmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara and Hisunguddin Bakar of Ilham Center

00:16agreed that the collaboration between Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan

00:20would see the candidates securing a majority of at least 2,213,

00:26the margin by which the last election for the seat was won.

00:30Asmi said a challenge for UMNO would be to get as many of its diehard supporters

00:34as possible to cast their ballots, as the voter turnout for by-elections is usually low.

00:40Hisunguddin cautioned the government against ignoring the threat posed by Perikatan Nasional.

00:45He pointed out that PN's candidate for Ayer Kuning won 6,812 votes in the 15th general election,

00:52a significant jump from the 2,000 votes secured by PAS in the 14th general election.

00:58The Ayer Kuning state seat fell vacant following the death of its assemblyman,

01:02Issam Shahruddin, last weekend.

01:05Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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