YOURSAY | Slim pickings for Khairy’s hypothetical splinter party
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Milshah: Malaysiakini columnist Mariam Mokhtar made a good attempt of describing how a new Malaysia should be, like many other political strategists and commentators.
She suggested for Umno’s Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin to form a multiracial party of his own. However, the party will lose big in the elections for it does not have support in the rural areas.
This is the same problem faced by multiracial parties like DAP and PKR, and they have been in politics longer. The urban areas are already controlled by DAP and PKR.
KOTA KINABALU: After recently disassociating itself from the Pakatan Harapan coalition, Parti Warisan Sabah says it will be willing to work with the yet-to-be-registered Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), headed by Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman.
Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, in a radio talk show appearance Wednesday (April 7), reiterated Warisan s stand to disassociate itself from Pakatan and said that the Opposition should look beyond the politics of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. It is no longer the time of Anwar or Dr Mahathir, he said, adding that the country should not be looking along narrow racial, religious or regional political lines but should focus on building the nation for the people.
Thursday, 08 Apr 2021 05:57 AM MYT
BY JULIA CHAN
A Parti Warisan Sabah flag is pictured during the Sabah state election campaign in Luyang, Sabah September 14, 2020. Picture by Firdaus Latif
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KOTA KINABALU, April 8 After Parti Warisan Sabah distanced itself from Pakatan Harapan, political analysts have warned that the East Malaysian party will need to team up with a national-level political party if it wishes to remain relevant to voters.
The analysts also suggested that Warisan may benefit from a partnership with Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), as the latter is currently facing roadblocks from registering with the Registrar of Societies.
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