POLITICAL MERGER ON THE CARDS? – WILL IT BE UMNO-PKR OR PKR-UMNO? – LONG-STANDING RUMOURS RECIRCULATE AS UMNO VOTES SAID TO HELP PAKATAN WIN AT MOSTLY-MALAY SIMPANG JERAM – INDEED IF ZAHID’S UMNO IS FAST LOSING MALAY SUPPORT, ‘TIN KOSONG’ ANWAR’S PKR IS LOSING MALAY VOTES EVEN FASTER – MIGHT AS WELL THEY MERGE AS WAS ALWAYS THE MUCH-TOUTED ‘PLAN B OR C OR D’ WHEREBY ANWAR WOULD RETURN TO UMNO & BRING WITH HIM PKR – IF THIS HAPPENS, BRACE A MAJOR POLITICAL REORGANISATION WITH NON-MALAY LEADERS & DAP ALSO INVOLVED
BN votes pushed PH past the post in Simpang Jeram, say analysts Observers say Amanah’s Nazri Abdul Rahman’s bigger win suggests that Umno grassroots are warming to the party’s messaging. ...