‘Own goals’ by PN allowed DAP to retain Chinese support, says analyst

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Political analyst Wong Chin Huat says Perikatan Nasional tends to ‘demonise’ itself.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/05/16/own-goals-by-pn-allowed-dap-to-retain-chinese-support-says-analyst/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/05/16/pn-jaring-gol-sendiri-bantu-dap-kekal-sokongan-cina-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 #DAP #PerikatanNasional #ChineseSupport #KualaKubuBaharu

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00:00 Analysts have dismissed claims that DAP retained Chinese support in Kuala Kubu Baharu

00:06 through fear-mongering, insisting that Perikatan Nasional's own questionable actions

00:11 caused them crucial non-Malay votes.

00:13 Sunway University's Wong Chin Huat said PN showed a tendency to self-demonise

00:19 as exemplified by PAS information chief Ahmad Fadli Shahri's failed attack on DAP's Pang Sok Thao

00:25 prior to the by-election.

00:27 Wong said PAS scored an own goal for PN by attacking Pang's educational background,

00:33 which he said is as detrimental as a non-Malay seeking Malay support while attacking Islam.

00:39 He, however, acknowledged that DAP's shortcomings had dampened enthusiasm among Chinese voters,

00:45 which was reflected in the lower voter turnout of 61.5 percent

00:49 compared to the 69.25 percent recorded in the state polls last August.

00:54 Meanwhile, O E Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said Chinese voters

01:00 fear PAS' theocratisation agenda and are spooked by what they see in PN-led states.

01:06 O said PAS' persistent focus on hudud law, as well as fines imposed for certain modes of dressing

01:12 in Kelantan, contributed to the community's fear of PN, leading them to maintain their support for DAP.

01:18 Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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