Unlike Sabahans, West M’sian PH voters lack alternatives, say analysts

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00:00Unlike their Sabahan peers, Bakatan Harapan supporters in the peninsula lack viable alternative

00:06parties to vote for, meaning they will either continue backing the coalition or opt out

00:12of the next general election, say political analysts.

00:17Shahzah Shukri of International Islamic University of Malaysia said that in the peninsula, there

00:23is no real alternative to PH, as muda and party socialist Malaysia do not pose real

00:29challenges for PH in the peninsula.

00:32Azmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara said voters in Sabah turned to Tewaresan and GRS because

00:38both are more local than DAP, which many urban Chinese voters viewed as aloof and as a peninsular

00:45party that does not understand state issues, especially the Malaysia Agreement 1963 and

00:51Sabah's 40% revenue entitlement.

00:56On November 29th, PH won only the Melalap seat in the Sabah polls, one of 22 contested

01:03by the coalition.

01:05DAP was wiped out in all eight seats it contested, while PKR lost its two traditional seats of

01:12Api Api and Inanam.

01:15Asked what PH needs to do to prevent a repeat of its misfortune in Sabah at the 16th general

01:21election, Azmi said the coalition must be more in touch with bread and butter issues, which

01:27differ across states.

01:30Shahzah also recommended that PH grant its Sabahan and Sarawakian chapters greater autonomy to

01:36speak up more on local issues to shield the party from growing anti-federal sentiments.

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