The Anwar Unity Government should not fall between two stools – over-optimism of victory in Penang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan and over-pessimism of defeat in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah.
The general election for the six states of Penang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah will be held in the next 12 – 14 weeks.
The objective of the Anwar unity government is to demonstrate that the so-called “green wave” in the 15th parliamentary elections is misplaced, that it was built on lies, falsehoods and fake news on the social media.
Perikatan Nasional (PN) leaders from Bersatu and PAS have publicly stated that PN can form the Selangor state government, have fifty-fifty chance of forming the Negeri Sembilan state government, can make gains in Penang, that the Anwar unity government cannot win more than three state assembly seats in Kedah, and that PN will sweep all the state assembly seats in Kelantan and Terengganu.
All that is needed to prove that the so-called “green wave” is a mirage is for the Anwar unity government to retain the State Governments of Penang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan, and to win more than three seats in Kedah and “break the egg” by winning at least one seat each in Kelantan and Terengganu.
The political parties in the Anwar unity government should not however fall between two stools in the six states, from over-optimism in Penang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan and from over-pessimism in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah.
For the three states of Penang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan, the three state governments must go on a “war footing” to repel the PN attempts to win the state governments of Selangor and Negri Sembilan. For Penang, the political parties in the Anwar Unity Government should attempt to do better than in the 14th and 15th General Elections.
The PN position in the three states run by PAS are not invincible, and I hold optimistic view that the political parties in the Anwar unity government can win more than three seats in Kedah and “break the egg” in both Kelantan and Terengganu.
But there must be a strategy to counter and expose the lies, falsehoods and fake news on which the PN gains were founded.