Bersatu on losing path by relying on Umno protest votes, says analyst

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Political observers see Umno to be regaining its strength with Malay support, but it’s the other way around for Bersatu.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/09/28/bersatu-on-losing-path-by-relying-on-umno-protest-votes-says-analyst/   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 #Bersatu #Umno #ProtestVotes

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00:00Bersatu cannot continue to rely on protest votes from UMNO supporters

00:06if it wishes to remain relevant in national politics, says an analyst.

00:12Azmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara said that a major reason for Bersatu's survival

00:17is the support given by dissatisfied or disgruntled former UMNO members and leaders.

00:24However, he said UMNO is regaining its strength with the support of Malay voters.

00:30Showing that it is willing to adjust its strategies while Bersatu is doing the opposite.

00:36He cited UMNO's decision to dissuade DAP from campaigning in the Nanggiri by-election,

00:42which boosted its image and led to Barisan National's Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani winning

00:47by a 2,802-vote majority over Perikatan National's Rizwadi Ismail.

00:54On Tuesday, former UMNO Information Chief Sheryl Hamdan

00:57said Bersatu's biggest failure is its reliance on protest votes from UMNO supporters,

01:03adding that while these votes were significant at the general election

01:06and the state assembly elections, the party has not evolved since.

01:11Meanwhile, analyst Asrul Hadi Abdul Lasani said Bersatu needed fresh ideas and young leaders,

01:18not recycled, failed UMNO grassroots leaders.

01:22Asrul said Bersatu must consider becoming a Malay-dominated multicultural party like PKR

01:28to remain relevant, saying the party must begin to set itself apart from PAS

01:33or risk being overshadowed in PN.

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