Bersatu Youth Chief Says Perikatan Still Struggling With Non Malays Subpar As Opposition

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He said the onus was now on him and others in PN to engage with non-Malays and win them over to the coalition’s point of view in national matters.
(MMO) – Malay support for Perikatan Nasional (PN) has plateaued and the Opposition coalition must rehabilitate its image with the non-Malays in order to compensate, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s Youth wing chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Kamal said.
Acknowledging his coalition’s use of conservative politics for support previously, he told Malay Mail in a recent interview that the coalition could treat the Kuala Kubu Baru by-election on May 11 as a launchpad to convince Malaysia that PN could also offer more.
“I think all the parties, Bersatu, PN and PAS, we have commenced our retreat and we have studied the results and we know. We have done very well in terms of playing the conservative card, but that is not going to take us further. It’s already at a stagnant level. So now what we are trying to do is to try and understand the other side of the coin. How to manage and persuade the non-Malay voters to believe that PN is not racist, intolerant as what we are perceived to be
“Politically, of course we understand the dynamics. Why would PN, Bersatu or PAS push our narrative to the furthest right, when we already have substantial support from the Malay voters? We cannot add more, but we badly need non-Malay voters and support,” he said.
He said the onus was now on him and others in PN to engage with non-Malays and win them over to the coalition’s point of view in national matters.
His remarks also appeared to explain his coalition’s restraint over the “Allah” socks controversy, in which political rivals Umno has caused controversy through the party’s Youth chief, Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh’s insistence on boycotting the KK Mart convenience chain over the incident.
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