00:00A political analyst has attributed Barca Nacional's landslide victory in the Johor election to State Chief An-Hafiz Ghazi's popularity
00:10and passes open support for the coalition.
00:13Analyst Asrul Sani of the Asia Group said An-Hafiz's standing has grown since he became Manchir Basar in 2022.
00:21He said the victory will strengthen An-Hafiz's standing as a rising UMNO leader.
00:26Asrul said the strong mandate could boost An-Hafiz's influence within the party and strengthen calls for UMNO to contest
00:35future elections independently instead of working with Pakatan Harapan.
00:39Meanwhile, University of Tasmania's James Chin said BN had benefited from the absence of a united Malay Muslim challenger, with
00:48Perikatan Nasional weakened by discord between PAS and Bersatu.
00:52He said passed his decision to end cooperation with Bersatu and urged supporters to back BN in seats not contested
01:01by PN further help the coalition.
01:04Asrul added that the presence of returning figures such as Khairi Jamaluddin and Hishamuddin Hussein also showed their renewed relevance
01:13within UMNO.
01:13However, the test, he said, is whether BN can carry this momentum into the Negri Sambilat election slated for August
01:211st.
01:23Naritha Raja, FMT.
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