{"id":15366,"date":"2022-10-30T14:44:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T06:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15366"},"modified":"2022-10-30T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T06:44:55","slug":"ge15-other-parties-have-chances-of-winning-in-penang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15366","title":{"rendered":"GE15: Other parties have chances of winning in Penang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30<\/strong> —\u00a0Penang, which has been under a DAP-led government for three\u00a0terms, is seen as a stronghold of Pakatan\u00a0Harapan\u00a0(PH), but the door is always open to\u00a0other parties to capture\u00a0the state in the 15th General Election (GE15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Political sociology lecturer from the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian said Tasek Gelugor, Nibong Tebal and Bayan Baru are among the parliamentary seats open for intense competition between PH, Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If a suitable candidate is fielded\u00a0in the areas, those who have\u00a0good\u00a0reputation, credibility, authority and\u00a0hold a high position in the party, that\u00a0will give added value to the party to capture\u00a0the seats,” <\/em>he told Bernama\u00a0recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In GE14, PH won 11 of the 13 parliamentary seats at stake (DAP seven, PKR four) and the BN won two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sivamurugan, however,\u00a0said\u00a0seats such as\u00a0Bagan, Bukit Mertajam, Batu Kawan, Bukit Bendera, Tanjong, Jelutong and Bukit Gelugor were difficult to penetrate.<\/p>\n\n\n

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An UMNO veteran Datuk Abdul Rashid Ismail said there was no such thing as a safe seat in any election because anything can happen in the political world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnything can happen because it is the voters who determine the candidate’s victory,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Penang Council of Former Elected Representatives president said the two UMNO seats will be safe if UMNO people are really sincere and support the candidates representing BN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Sivamurugan said Undi18 voters should also be the focus in Penang because most of them were fence-sitters and the probability of them going out to vote was still uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said socialisation agents such as families, peer groups, educational institutions, government agencies, media and party leaders could influence the young voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Election Commission, more than 68,000 voters out of more than 1.2 million registered voters in Penang are between the ages of 18 and 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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