PH expected to keep Penang, but PN will take more Malay seats

PH expected to keep Penang, but PN will take more Malay seats

Election fatigue and unhappiness with Umno’s cooperation will cause PH-BN to lose some ground, observers say.

GEORGE TOWN:
Despite some voter unhappiness, it is expected that Penang will remain under the control of Pakatan Harapan after tomorrow’s state election.

However, the opposition is likely to secure many of the Malay-majority seats, observers say.

The Chinese community, who make up the majority of the voters in the urban areas, is likely to maintain their support for PH, particularly for DAP.

But a number of voters FMT spoke to indicated that they might vote for an alternative, non-mainstream party, or skip the election altogether.

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