BN’s costly early errors
This article takes a look at the major events that have arisen since the dissolution of Parliament.
There are four main issues in the political campaign: Barisan Nasional’s dirty tactics, clean governance, Pakatan Rakyat’s unity, and Pakatan’s readiness to govern.
Galvin Wong, FMT
After the dissolution of Parliament, Malaysian politics characteristically burst into life with a flurry of activities last week.
The release of a sex video, the launching of manifestos and announcement of candidates from both sides of the political divide as well as a last-minute controversial announcement from the Registrar of Societies (ROS) concerning DAP’s leadership election culminated in a nomination day that saw scores of Independents putting themselves forward as candidates.
The recent frenzied state of activity is the result of an increase in politicisation of an already highly politicised environment.
This being the last stage of the fight, political parties are battling to highlight weaknesses of their opponents in order to gain crucial momentum that will build towards increasing their support among the public.
This article takes a look at the major events that have arisen since the dissolution of Parliament. It highlights the issues that surround these events and analyses its political impact on the electorate.
There are four main issues in the political campaign: Barisan Nasional’s dirty tactics, clean governance, Pakatan Rakyat’s unity, and Pakatan’s readiness to govern.
These four issues have been the focus of events that have happened recently. However, unlike previous engagements where BN and Pakatan have both come out winners, the outcome of these recent events have clearly benefited Pakatan. We shall analyse each issue accordingly.
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