00:00Personal attacks and mudslinging are likely to remain fixtures of the coming
00:04Johor State election campaign, with political analysts saying such tactics
00:08are simply too effective for parties to abandon. Ahmad Zahruddin Sani Ahmad Sabri
00:14of Global Asia Consulting said parties remain addicted to personal attacks
00:18because they work, even though voters want substantive debates on socio-economic
00:22issues such as corruption, youth employment and the cost of living. Azmil
00:28type of University Science Malaysia said rank and file members would engage in
00:32personal attacks and mudslinging regardless of what party leaders say.
00:36The analyst remarks come after Perikatan National Chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
00:41urged all PN component parties to run a clean campaign in Johor, avoiding
00:47provocation, hate politics and divisiveness. Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said that
00:53with the state becoming a leading destination for foreign investment and a
00:57key gateway for trade with Singapore, contesting parties would find it
01:01difficult to sidestep economic and bread and butter issues. He said parties were
01:06likely to campaign on the state's economic and infrastructure development, adding
01:11that more localized grievances such as congestion on the causeway could also
01:15feature on the campaign trail. I'm Deep Gill, FMT.
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