PETALING JAYA: Political analysts have scoffed at opposition chief Hamzah Zainudin’s claims that almost all of Malaysians want Perikatan Nasional (PN) to take over the administration of the federal authorities.
Mazlan Ali of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) mentioned Hamzah ought to again his claims “academically”.
“Only then, there shall be some advantage to his claims,” Mazlan told eNM.
Mazlan mentioned whereas there was nothing improper with making such claims, with none knowledge to again it up, it could fail to persuade the general public.
He added that so far as Hamzah’s claims have been involved, voters, particularly those that wished a change in authorities, must wait till the subsequent basic election, which have to be referred to as in 4 years’ time.
“If we’re speaking a couple of democratically elected authorities, change can solely be made by way of the polls.”
On Friday, Hamzah claimed that almost all of Malaysians want PN to take over the administration of the federal authorities, citing feedback on social media.
The Bersatu secretary-general added that the present authorities was in a state of disarray and experiencing inside conflicts, noting the controversy sparked by the Palestine Solidarity Week in colleges.
However, Mazlan mentioned such claims have been baseless, including that the instance Hamzah cited is a non-issue.
One should bear in mind that the unity authorities comprised events that have been as soon as fierce rivals, Mazlan mentioned.
“So there shall be varied views. Dissenting views are regular.”
Meanwhile, Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara mentioned if the vast majority of the people actually wished PN to take over the federal government, it could have been mirrored within the six state elections and the by-elections in Johor and Pahang, over the previous three months.
While the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance retained Penang, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan in August, the opposition did make some inroads in these three states.
PH additionally retained the Pulai parliamentary seat and Simpang Jeram state seat in Johor, on Sept 9. Likewise, BN retained the Pelangai state seat in Pahang on Oct 7.
“There ought to have been some type of indication within the state polls and by- elections, however that didn’t occur.
“It may be very lame of Hamzah to make such claims based mostly on social media feedback.”
Azmi additionally dismissed Hamzah’s criticisms of the Palestine Solidarity Week in colleges, saying that the minister couldn’t be blamed.
“The colleges and lecturers ought to take duty for that, not the minister,” he mentioned.
