`


THERE IS NO GOD EXCEPT ALLAH
read:
MALAYSIA Tanah Tumpah Darahku

LOVE MALAYSIA!!!


 


Saturday, April 21, 2018

NOT ALL WILL SURVIVE: THE KEY BATTLEGROUNDS FOR TOP BN LEADERS

KUALA LUMPUR – Ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) is seeking to regain the two-thirds majority in Dewan Rakyat which has eluded them since 2008, while at the same time trying to capture the popular vote that was lost for the first time in 2013.
All eyes will be on its component party leaders in the 14th general election as BN hopes to continue governing the country since its formation in 1973.
BN chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak has yet to announce where they will contest, but here is a quick look on some seats that some of them will be defending:
1. Umno
President: Datuk Seri Najib Razak — Pekan, Pahang
Caretaker prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is expected to defend his seat in Pekan, Pahang. The son of former prime minister Tun Abdul Razak, Najib has been an incumbent there since 1976.
The only time he nearly lost his seat was during the Reformasi movement of 1999 where he marginally won against PAS candidate Ramli Mohamed with just 241 votes.
Deputy president: Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi — Bagan Datuk, Perak
Zahid’s popularity in his constituency seemed to fluctuate from raking in 12,539 to 14,830-majority votes in 1995 and 2004 respectively, and to slim majorities such as the last election where he won his seat by 2,108 votes against PKR challenger Madhi Hassan.
Pakatan Harapan has yet to announce its candidate there, but the caretaker home minister will be facing the so-called colourful man dubbed “Raja Bomoh”, Abdullah Mat Zin, as an independent candidate.
Vice-president: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein — Sembrong, Johor
The son of the third Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn is also expected to defend his traditional seat, where he has successfully taken down all challengers with more than 10,000 majority each election in the constituency that was founded in 2004.
2. MCA
President: Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai — Bentong, Pahang
The caretaker transport minister is expected to go all out for the Bentong seat, that he won by a razor-thin majority of only 379 votes against DAP challenger Wong Tack.
Lately, in order to regain lost grounds among his voter population, Liow has been campaigning that Bentong will be one of Kuala Lumpur Vision Valley’s satelite cities, focusing on tourism.
Deputy president: Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong — Ayer Hitam, Johor
Despite winning by 7,310 votes in 2013, his majority was actually halved when compared to the numbers in 2004 and 2008.
This time around, he might have a tougher battle to fight as the party’s traditional nemesis, the DAP, has plans to besiege and crack open BN’s stronghold state.
3. MIC
President: Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam — Segamat, Johor
Dr Subramaniam will be facing a three-cornered fight this time around against PAS candidate Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil and a yet-to-be-announced PKR candidate.
Although the last election saw the caretaker health minister taking the seat against PKR’s Chua Jui Meng with a slim majority of 1,217 votes, a multi-cornered fight will traditionally benefit the ruling coalition.
4. Gerakan
President: Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong — Teluk Intan, Perak
In the 2014 Teluk Intan by-election, Mah managed to narrowly defeat DAP’s upstart Dyana Sofya Md Daud with a 238-vote margin.
Mah announced this year his intention to defend the seat, which he has held since 1999. However, his challenge comes in the form of Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming, who won Taiping in 2008 and has kept it since.
5. myPPP
President: Tan Sri M. Kayveas — Cameron Highlands, Pahang?
Kayveas and his party have been lobbying to run for the Pahang seat, claiming its party has been working with constituents for the last four years instead of MIC.
He sat out the 2013 polls, and the last time he contested in 2008, he was trounced by Nga in Taiping with a whopping 11,298 majority.
6. Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS)
President: Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan — Keningau, Sabah
Pairin has announced he will be hanging up his boots as president and will not seek re-election in the seat that he had first contested in in 1986, when PBS was still an opposition party.
However, his deputy Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili said earlier this month that BN may need Pairin to defend the seat.
7. United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko)
President: Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau — Tuaran, Sabah
Although it has not been announced yet, Wilfred is expected to be defending his seat in Tuaran that he won with a 5,190-vote majority.
8. Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah
President: Tan Sri Joseph Kurup — Pensiangan, Sabah
Kurup is expected to defend his seat, but it has also been speculated that he may make way there for his son, who is also the party’s deputy president Arthur Kurup.
9. Liberal Democratic Party
President: Teo Chee Kang — Tanjong Kapar, Sabah (state)
Teo won the state seat of Tanjong Kapar in 2013 and is expected to defend it.
10. Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP)
President: Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing — Bintulu, Sarawak
Tiong is expected to defend his seat in Bintulu which he has held since 1999.
Others: Presidents for other Sarawak-based BN parties such as Parti Rakyat Sarawak, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) currently hold state seats there, and will not be contesting as Sarawak held its state elections in 2016.
– https://www.malaymail.com

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.