After a devastating loss, what’s next for Muda?

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Analyst Azmi Hassan says Syed Saddiq’s party should forget about becoming the third force in Malaysian politics.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/08/19/after-its-devastating-loss-whats-next-for-muda/  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: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SyedSaddiq #StateElection #Muda

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00:00 Muda's options may have narrowed significantly after the trouncing it received at the state

00:04 elections last Saturday.

00:06 Political analyst Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara believes the party is not suited to being

00:11 a third force in Malaysian politics.

00:14 Azmi says the election results show that the party draws from the same voter base as Pakatan

00:18 Harapan.

00:19 "Muda has demonstrated that they can be a very brutal spoiler.

00:25 The contest between PN versus Pakatan Harapan or PN versus BN is very close.

00:34 Muda will attract voters who instead will vote Pakatan Harapan but not PN because their

00:41 demography of voters is totally different.

00:45 So Muda voters is similar to Pakatan Harapan voters.

00:49 So when Muda is together with Pakatan Harapan, it will pull votes from Pakatan Harapan.

00:55 In the end, Pakatan Harapan will lose, not Muda."

00:58 With no word on the outcome of its application to join PH, Muda President Said Sadiq Said

01:02 Abdul Rahman announced in June the party's decision to contest the six state elections

01:07 on its own.

01:09 On August 12th, Muda lost all 19 seats it contested in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu

01:15 and Penang.

01:16 Its candidates also lost their deposits.

01:18 Azmi thinks Muda's best option is to join the PH coalition.

01:23 Alternatively, he says, the party should merge with either PKR or DAP.

01:28 But that idea does not appeal to DAP Secretary General Lok Siu Fook.

01:33 Political analyst Owei Sun from the Singapore Institute of International Affairs thinks

01:36 a merger is logical but not a priority for DAP.

01:40 "At the macro-political level, it is a logical idea as Muda attracts almost the same cohort

01:48 of supporters as DAP, but it lacks the kind of party machinery as DAP.

01:56 Muda is a plus but not a must for DAP."

02:01 Owei says Muda's immediate priority is to find a way to survive while on the sidelines.

02:06 "While Muda prides itself on its fresh and young political image, it needs to humbly

02:13 learn from the tried and tested methods of more established, previously opposition parties

02:21 such as DAP and PKR.

02:24 This includes persistent and consistent political messaging and more rapport with the grassroots."

02:31 For now, Muda has plenty to think about.

02:35 Danish Rajarezza, FMT News.

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