Akmal-like youth chief won’t make Bersatu more inclusive, say analysts

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Oh Ei Sun says the Malay-centric party has lost its political direction, with its leaders grasping at straws in their efforts to revive it.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/16/akmal-like-youth-chief-wont-make-bersatu-more-inclusive-say-analysts/   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 #WanFayhsal #Bersatu #OutspokenYouth

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00:00Bersatu cannot hope to have an outspoken youth chief like UMNO's Dr. Akmal Saleh while

00:06also trying to attract non-Malay support, says a political analyst.

00:11Azmil Taib of University Science Malaysia said, outgoing Bersatu Youth Chief Wan Ahmad

00:16Faizal Wan Ahmad Kamal cannot expect the party to achieve both goals, calling them contradictory

00:21and impossible.

00:24In a recent interview with FMT, Wan Faizal urged Bersatu to adopt a more inclusive approach

00:29while also encouraging his successor to be vocal on national issues to woo young Malays.

00:35Azmil suggested that Bersatu should pivot towards a more inclusive and moderate stance

00:40to stand out from UMNO, especially in racially mixed constituencies.

00:44However, Azmil said the party must convince non-Malay voters of its sincerity considering

00:50its past and focus on bread and butter issues rather than race and religion.

00:55Meanwhile, Owee Sun from the Singapore Institute of International Affairs said Bersatu seems

01:00to lack clear political direction and the party's association with PAS makes it difficult

01:05to attract non-Malay votes.

01:08Owee added that even if Bersatu adopts a more outspoken youth chief like Akmal, its close

01:12ties with PAS will hinder its chances of winning over non-Malay voters.

01:17Danish Rajareza, FMT News.

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