The Kuala Kubu Bharu By-Election Status Quo

Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Centre

13-May-24 07:45

The Kuala Kubu Bharu By-Election Status Quo

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Pakatan Harapan candidate Pang Sock Tao has won the four-cornered contest for the Kuala Kubu Bharu state seat, with a 3,869-vote majority over the Perikatan Nasional candidate. Ibrahim Suffian, Programme Director at Merdeka Centre reflects on the outcome of the vote, looking at the outcome of the mixed race constituency as an indication how this might translate to a national stage.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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