Slim by-election: DAP and Amanah to stump for Pejuang’s candidate from tonight
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Pejuang's candidate for the Slim by-election Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi poses for the camera in Tanjung Malim August 12, 2020 Bernama pic |
COMMENTARY, Aug 22 — DAP jumps into the Slim by-election campaign today to help Pejuang candidate Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi, who seems to be overwhelmed by the fast-paced campaign run by Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS under the Muafakat Nasional (MN) umbrella.
The party’s youth wing will begin its campaign tonight while the women’s wing will join tomorrow; this may force MCA to double its efforts to win the Chinese voters.
MCA’s election machinery seems to be having problems wooing the 2,300-odd Chinese voters for BN’s Mohd Zaidi Aziz, which was exactly what happened in the 2018 general elections.
Despite MCA president Datuk Wee Ka Siong’s hard work, the Chinese voters do not seem convinced.
DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) had stayed out of the campaign began officially on August 15 as both parties, in particular PKR, did not want to have anything to do with former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Parti Pejuang Tanah Air or Pejuang.
Dr Mahathir fielded Amir Khusyairi in what many say is a test to gauge whether he has the support of Malay voters which comprises 74 per cent of the 23,000-odd voters in the Slim seat.
Amir Khusyairi, who hails from Bagan Datuk, is struggling to make inroads in the constituency as he is not only fighting an uphill task in the MN bastion, but worse, he has no election machinery at all.
His new party had just filed for registration and he does not even have a branch of the party in the area.
DAP and PKR had left him alone because at the national level, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had stopped any political co-operation with Dr Mahathir while DAP seems to be on the fence.
The party’s youth wing will begin its campaign tonight while the women’s wing will join tomorrow; this may force MCA to double its efforts to win the Chinese voters.
MCA’s election machinery seems to be having problems wooing the 2,300-odd Chinese voters for BN’s Mohd Zaidi Aziz, which was exactly what happened in the 2018 general elections.
Despite MCA president Datuk Wee Ka Siong’s hard work, the Chinese voters do not seem convinced.
DAP and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) had stayed out of the campaign began officially on August 15 as both parties, in particular PKR, did not want to have anything to do with former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Parti Pejuang Tanah Air or Pejuang.
Dr Mahathir fielded Amir Khusyairi in what many say is a test to gauge whether he has the support of Malay voters which comprises 74 per cent of the 23,000-odd voters in the Slim seat.
Amir Khusyairi, who hails from Bagan Datuk, is struggling to make inroads in the constituency as he is not only fighting an uphill task in the MN bastion, but worse, he has no election machinery at all.
His new party had just filed for registration and he does not even have a branch of the party in the area.
DAP and PKR had left him alone because at the national level, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had stopped any political co-operation with Dr Mahathir while DAP seems to be on the fence.
However, they decided to help Amir Khusyairi probably to show the comradeship of the Opposition bloc or to test the waters on Chinese voters’ sentiments given that party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng was recently charged with corruption and abuse of power.
It may also be that DAP wants to protect Dr Mahathir’s reputation as Malay voters are expected to ignore him and his party, so at least the Chinese voters are still with him.
PKR, which seems to have the support of the 3,000 Indian voters in the constituency, is staying out though.
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Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad Sabu is also expected to make an appearance tonight.
"MCA president Datuk Wee Ka Siong’s hard work, the Chinese voters do not seem convinced."
ReplyDeleteWakakaka....you can't have your cake and eat it.
On one hand , MCA apologists are constantly excusing MCA that they have little leverage in the backdoor government.
Then come election season, they say you should appreciate Wee Wee and support MCA.
Why should Chinese support a self-acknowledged useless party ?
the tai seow one is you, obviously you have not been in a relationship where you still frequent your ex's place for a bit of nookie when you feel like it, nobody change all their locks anymore, they leave some options open
ReplyDeleteaku sokong penuh pejuang rakyat msia, kasi tumbangkan itu bully ccp dan kerajaan pintu belakang.
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