Revival of Muafakat Nasional on the cards in N9 state polls after BN ‘leaves out’ 11 seats
Proponents of ummah unification must be rejoicing after it was revealed late last night (July 15) that Barisan Nasional (BN) will contest only 25 of the 36 state seats in the Aug 1 Negeri Sembilan (N9) polls.
Fresh from having toppled Pakatan Harapan (PH) – its Madani ally at the Federal level – in the recent Johor state election by a landslide 48-8 victory, political observers expect BN and in particular ‘big brother’ UMNO to further reinforce its “go solo” quest in anticipation of the 16th General Election (GE16).
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Mohamad said it was important for Barisan to win so that Negri Sembilan could rise and shine again.
While UMNO has incessantly denied any form of collaboration with external parties especially PAS in the Johor state polls, the logic is such that the party could be accorded benefit of doubt given Johor is a renowned BN/UMNO traditional stronghold.
But the ballgame in N9 is different as the powerbase is more balanced with the seemingly pro-DAP Chinese population potentially being the kingmakers by virtue of their 21%-23% population size.
Editor’s Note: UMNO would field candidates in 16 constituencies, followed by MCA (seven) and MIC (two), according to the coalition’s deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (Tok Mat).
In the previous July 2023 state election, BN and PH had contested as a team under the unity government banner. Back then, UMNO contested 17 seats while the MCA and MIC did not contest the election.
Together, they won 31 of the 36 state seats (UMNO held 14 seats) with the remaining five going to Perikatan Nasional (PN).
On Tuesday (July 14), PH confirmed that it would be contesting all 36 seats in the state polls with PKR vying for 16, DAP (11) and Amanah (nine).
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