Barisan Nasional\u2019s (BN) loss in yesterday\u2019s Kemaman by-election should serve as a warning to Umno to reassess their cooperation with Pakatan Harapan (PH), says Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Muhyiddin claimed PAS candidate Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar\u2019s win also confirmed the declining popularity of the unity government. He said the people, especially Malays, did not agree to BN and PH working together.<\/p>\n
Muhyiddin said the increase in the majority by more than 10,000 votes compared with the win by PAS in the same seat in the 15th general election (GE15) last year clearly proved the growing support for the Islamic party and PN.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe evidence is clear. The votes obtained by the BN candidate in this by-election were significantly lower compared with the votes its candidate obtained (in Kemaman) in GE15,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In yesterday\u2019s by-election, Samsuri obtained a total of 64,998 votes while the BN candidate, Raja Affandi Raja Noor, a retired general and former defence forces chief, garnered 27,778 votes.<\/p>\n
The Terengganu menteri besar\u2019s majority in the straight fight was a whopping 37,220 votes.<\/p>\n
In GE15, PAS won with a majority of 27,179 after its candidate Che Alias Hamid received 65,714 votes against Terengganu Umno chairman and former menteri besar Ahmad Said\u2019s 38,535 votes.<\/p>\n
The other two candidates in the four-cornered contest were PH\u2019s Hasuni Sudin who received 8,340 votes and Rosli Ab Ghani of Pejuang (506 votes).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe results of the Kemaman by-election is a continuation of the trend of BN voters rejecting the party\u2019s cooperation with PH, as observed in all previous by-elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a continuous warning from voters to BN, especially Umno, to reassess their cooperation with PH,\u201d Muhyiddin said.<\/p>\n
The Kemaman by-election was called following an election court decision on Sept 26 which annulled the victory of PAS\u2019s Che Alias Hamid in GE15 over bribery claims. – FMT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Barisan Nasional\u2019s (BN) loss in yesterday\u2019s Kemaman by-election should serve as a warning to Umno to reassess their cooperation with Pakatan Harapan (PH), says Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin. In a statement, Muhyiddin claimed PAS candidate Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar\u2019s win also confirmed the declining popularity of the unity government. 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