Influence of pandemic on next general election
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PETALING JAYA: The impact of Covid-19 on the economy and public health will have a telling effect on the next general election.
Additionally, unhappiness over shifting loyalties could leave the nation with a hung Parliament.
This is the view shared by political scientist Dr Wong Chin Huat, who believes that the damage wreaked by the pandemic will weigh heavily on people’s minds when they cast their ballots.
He said political realignments have also left voters feeling cheated.
Wong told
theSun that nonetheless, race and religion, the deciding factors traditionally, will continue to feature prominently.