00:01Analysts are divided over DAP Secretary-General Lok Siu Fouk's warning that a Pakatan Harapan defeat in Negeri Sembilan could
00:09have major implications for the federal government.
00:12Azmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara said the warning was more likely aimed at rallying PH supporters than signalling a real
00:19threat to the unity government's survival.
00:23According to Azmi, UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was unlikely to withdraw support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim based on
00:30the Negeri Sembilan election result.
00:32He said PH appeared to be creating the perception that a vote for Barisan Nasional was a vote for Zahid
00:38to become Prime Minister.
00:40Lok had warned that a PH defeat in Negeri Sembilan could affect the federal government, although BN leaders have pledged
00:47to remain in the unity government until 2028.
00:50However, Ahmad Zaharuddin Sane Ahmad Sabri of Global Asia Consulting said Lok's warning should not be dismissed as mere campaign
00:58rhetoric.
00:59He said the unity government's memorandum of understanding was not constitutionally binding and carried only political and moral weight.
01:07For Zaharuddin, losing Negeri Sembilan could be seen as a sign that the federal government's momentum was weakening, giving BN
01:15greater leverage over its direction.
01:16He said PH must rethink its long-term strategy as political stability should rest on public confidence and strong institutions,
01:25not just parliamentary numbers or elite loyalty.
01:28Roman Dawi Kapari, FMT
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