No mood for change of govt in Pahang, say observers

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Analysts believe it won’t be easy for Perikatan Nasional to oust the BN-PH state government in Pahang.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/09/25/no-mood-for-change-of-govt-in-pahang-say-observers/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/09/25/tiada-keinginan-tukar-kerajaan-di-pahang-kata-pemerhati/  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 #Pahang #Pelangai #BN #PN #PH #CharlesSantiago

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00:00 Political observers have dismissed the likelihood of a change in government in Pahang through

00:06 defections given the absence of the anti-hopping law in the state.

00:11 This comes amid recent speculation that a big win for Perikatan National in the Pelangai

00:15 Bayi election could embolden the opposition to pressure Barisan National Assembly to switch

00:20 sides and help them form a new state government.

00:24 Currently, BN holds 17 seats in the 42-member state assembly, while BN has 16 and leads

00:31 the state unity government with the support of the eight Assemblymen from Pakatan Harapan.

00:37 According to former Klang MP Charles Santiago, talk of representatives jumping ship may have

00:42 been sparked by recent reports that Pahang BN Chief Wan Rosliwan Ismail, who is Menteri

00:48 Besar, was seen meeting with Persatu President Moeden Yassin.

00:52 However, he said it is unlikely that Assemblymen will switch parties even if the opposition

00:58 wins the Pelangai seat.

01:00 Political analyst Azmi Hasan of Akademi Nusantara concurred.

01:04 He said that although the past-led BN is making a serious push to win the seat to show that

01:09 Malays had deserted UMNO, there does not appear to be any strong desire by any BN or PH representative

01:16 to switch over.

01:18 Sociopolitical analyst Awang Azman Paui of University Malaya also agreed with both Santiago

01:23 and Azmi, saying the people and royalty would prefer political stability instead of the

01:29 disruption caused by more change.

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