Political scientist Andrew Aeria says any move by the two parties to leave BN will further alienate the Umno-led coalition from non-Malays and those in East Malaysia.
PETALING JAYA: A political scientist has warned that any exit by MCA and MIC from Barisan Nasional could further alienate the coalition from non-Malays and the people of Sabah and Sarawak, as Umno and Islamist party PAS formalise their alliance.
He said the two parties likely believed that the ethnic and religious divide would further benefit them at the polls. Universiti Utara Malaysia analyst Kamarul Zaman Yusoff said if MCA and MIC did indeed leave BN, the challenge for Umno and PAS would be to attract non-Malay support. He also questioned the prospects of MCA and MIC if they leave BN, saying they would not add any value to PH. The best they could do, he said, was to become a third force.
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