00:00A 23-seat target as envisioned by DAP's Lok Siofuk may be a little ambitious,
00:06but an analyst said Pakatan Harapan may yet swing it.
00:10Ilham Centre Executive Director Hisomuddin Bakar said
00:13all it needs is for voter sentiment to shift significantly at the August 1 Negeri Semelan polls.
00:20He told FMT the crunch will be in the 8 seats Barisan Nasional won by fewer than 700 votes in
00:272023.
00:28But to achieve that, PH will have to win over Malay voters while keeping its core non-Malay support intact.
00:37University Technology Malaysia analyst Mazlan Ali agrees that marginal seats could decide the election.
00:45He said Bersatu could draw some of the votes from BN and Perikatan Nasional,
00:50improving PH's chances of winning more seats.
00:53Bersatu is contesting on its own after falling out with pass.
00:58Roman Dawi Gapari, FMT
