THE emergence of new voter trends in Malaysia’s 15th general election (GE15) on Nov 19 culminated in a most stunning surprise: a significant swing in popularity away from Barisan Nasional (BN) and an estimated doubling of support for Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) since the last general election in 2018. Political analysts have pointed out that the swing away from BN, which was capitalised on by Perikatan Nasional (PN), was the most unexpected outcome of the election.
The roar of supporters was deafening when Muhyiddin Yassin entered the hotel ballroom where Perikatan Nasional (PN) members and top leaders gathered to follow the results of Malaysia's 15th general election on Sunday (Nov 20) morning. Standing at the rostrum in the predawn hours as the tally neared the end, the former prime minister was the image of confidence as.