Party accused of sabotaging Johor election for revenge
Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- A youth wing official accused a party of sabotaging the Johor election to exact revenge on Pakatan Harapan (PH).
- The official claimed the party's actions, focused on attacking PH, fractured votes that should have strengthened the coalition.
- He urged PH supporters to learn from the results, emphasizing that division benefits opponents while unity is key to reform.
The youth wing of Malaysia's PKR party has accused a rival faction of deliberately sabotaging the recent Johor election results, aiming to exact revenge on Pakatan Harapan (PH), particularly PKR itself. Dzul Hilmi Zainol, an official from Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK), stated that this party, despite failing to win any seats and losing its deposit, successfully achieved its goal of weakening PH.
I hope they can close shop after this, as the mission to get revenge on PH, especially in Johor, has been achieved.
"I hope they can close shop after this, as the mission to get revenge on PH, especially in Johor, has been achieved," Dzul Hilmi said. He criticized the rival party's strategy, claiming their campaign focused heavily on attacking PH and PKR instead of presenting new policies to voters. "The election results clearly show who benefited most from this division; when the votes of reform supporters were split, BN was the biggest winner," he added.
The election results clearly show who benefited most from this division; when the votes of reform supporters were split, BN was the biggest winner.
Dzul Hilmi pointed to specific seats, like Perling, Stulang, and Bukit Batu, which he alleged were sabotaged by the rival party, leading to PH's losses. He urged PH supporters to recognize that the rival party's actions did not weaken Barisan Nasional (BN) but rather fractured the votes that should have consolidated PH's position. "Division only benefits the opposition, while unity is the main strength to continue the reform agenda for the country's future," he concluded, calling for introspection within the reform movement.
Division only benefits the opposition, while unity is the main strength to continue the reform agenda for the country's future.
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.