‘Lacklustre’ PAS probably let down by failure to contest, says analyst

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Azmi Hassan says the Islamic party may have felt disappointed a Bersatu candidate was chosen for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/05/12/lacklustre-pas-probably-let-down-by-failure-to-contest-says-analyst/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/05/12/pas-tak-ghairah-sebab-kecewa-dinafi-tanding-kkb-kata-penganalisis/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #PRK #KualaKubuBaharu #PN #PAS #Bersatu

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00:00 A political analyst believes that PAS' lacklustre campaigning on Perikatan Nasional's behalf

00:07 in the lead-up to yesterday's Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election may have been due to the disappointment

00:13 of not being able to contest the seat.

00:16 Academy Nusantara's Azmi Hassan said PAS would likely have wanted to secure the state's seat

00:22 for itself.

00:23 Azmi said PN's decision to field Huluselangor Besatu Chief Kairul Azhari Saud for the Kuala

00:29 Kubu Baharu seat may have caused PAS leaders and members to minimise their campaign efforts.

00:36 He highlighted that PAS' election machinery was much more efficient than both Besatu's

00:41 and Garakan's, but they did not help the Besatu candidate this time around.

00:46 Meanwhile, Bilchir Bala of University Malaysia Sabah said PAS could have won more votes for

00:52 the opposition if it contested the seat, although victory would have been unlikely.

00:57 He said PAS would have expected Pakatan Harapan to successfully defend the seat as 30 per cent

01:03 of the voters were Chinese.

01:05 For that reason, the party may not have been keen to expend its resources, he said.

01:10 (upbeat music)

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