Key GE15 battles, where some big names fell
Two-time former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad leads the list of veteran politicians that have found themselves surplus to requirements following Saturday’s general election. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 22, 2022.
The Malaysian Insight spoke to University Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia’s Tunku Mohar Tunku Mohd Mokhtar to get his views on some of the main talking points.Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim triumphed, defeating incumbent Ahmad Faizal Azumu of Perikatan Nasional by a majority of 3,736.Anwar’s charisma and appeal as the prime minister candidate captured the imagination of voters in this constituency. Faizal‘s playful campaign didn’t work.
PH’s Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, the former health minister, beat hotly favoured BN candidate and caretaker finance minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz by a majority of 1,002 votes.Dzulkefly managed to defend the seat, partly because of PH’s strength in Selangor and his track record as health minister during PH’s 22-month administration. Tengku Zafrul‘s inexperience as a politician also contributed to his defeat.
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