Defisit kepercayaan terhadap PAS halang PN tembusi kubu DAP, kata penganalisis

Deficit of trust towards PAS is hindering Perikatan Nasional (PN) from securing the vote of non-Malay voters, exacerbating efforts to overcome the strong DAP bastion, according to analysts Syaza Shukri and Awang Azman Awang Pawi. Despite the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's success in winning Malay votes in the PRN Melaka election, they struggle to convince non-Malay voters in DAP-dominated areas.

Despite PN being seen as more inclusive than PN, which is led by PAS, they have failed to win over DAP strongholds. In PRN Melaka, PN secured three out of five seats, including two with PAS candidates in Bukit Katil and Paya Rumput, while Wawasan's Dr Yadzil Yaakub retained his seat. DAP maintained all four seats, defeating PN's Wawasan and Gerakan components in Ayer Keroh and Kesidang, and MCA in Kota Laksamana and Bandar Hilir.

The analysts note that the transfer of votes between BN and PN does not uniformly translate into acceptance among voters of various ethnicities, particularly in urban areas where the strength of Umno and PAS does not necessarily translate into broadening PN's support among non-Malay voters.