{
  "id": 9925255,
  "title": "Ong ramal Zahid akan jadi PM jika ‘gelombang biru’ menang PRU16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/ong-ramal-zahid-akan-jadi-pm-jika-gelombang-biru-menang-pru16-9925255",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T05:47:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/26/ong-ramal-zahid-akan-jadi-pm-jika-gelombang-biru-menang-pru16"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Politik analyst Ong Kian Ming anticipates that the narrative of unity between Malay-Islam will enable the Barisan Nasional-Pertukaran Nasional (BN-PN) coalition to win the 2016 General Election (PRU16). The former DAP leader predicts that Barisan Nasional Chairman Zahid Hamidi would become the Prime Minister should BN and PN form a coalition and win PRU16. Although PAS may secure more seats than BN, Zahid expects PN support from Sabah and Sarawak for the top position. The nationalist-Islam narrative is believed to make the \"blue wave\" a reality in PRU16. Together, BN and PN would secure more than 112 parliamentary seats and form a government with Sarawak's Gabungan Parti (GPS) and Sabah's Gabungan Rakyat (GRS). Simultaneously, Zahid expects to become the 11th Prime Minister, according to Sinar Harian. He references the Umno Deputy President's appointment of Ismail Sabri Yaakob as PM in August 2021 and the arising hierarchy issues where the Umno president can overrule the Prime Minister. Due to the desire to avoid such issues in the future, Ong believes Zahid has a brighter chance of becoming Prime Minister compared to other Umno leaders. Ong also expects Pakatan Harapan (PH) to return to opposition block, only able to retain around 40 to 50 parliamentary seats. Even the PH-led Selangor government established in 2008 may fall. PH currently holds 76 parliamentary seats. Zahid predicts that BN will not contest all 21 seats it secured in the 2013 PRU Melaka, even though it had previously expressed the desire to retain all contested seats. Instead, he anticipates BN surrendering at least four seats to PN in exchange for a few seats PAS holds in strong-party strongholds in Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, and Terengganu. However, the biggest constraint is the potential disagreement on seat distribution, including if PN desires more seats than BN agrees to. Ong does not expect BN to gain sufficient support to compel PRU16 soon, though new developments after the 2027 Budget announcement may change this. In this case, GPS and GRS might be more open to accepting BN's coalition offer. If this scenario occurs and support for the unity government changes, it could lead to the dissolution of Parliament and PRU16. BN urges Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to hold PRU16 earlier, especially after the strained relations with PH following the Johor and Negeri Sembilan PRN 1 elections. However, Anwar rejects this, emphasizing that the government must remain stable, with the immediate priority being to enhance the welfare of the people and manage the economy.",
  "summary": "Bekas Ahli Parlimen DAP itu menjangkakan GPS dan GRS akan menyokong pengerusi BN bagi jawatan tertinggi itu walaupun PAS menang lebih banyak kerusi.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ong ramal Zahid akan jadi PM jika ‘gelombang biru’ menang PRU16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/ong-ramal-zahid-akan-jadi-pm-jika-gelombang-biru-menang-pru16",
        "published": "2026-09-26T05:47:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}