Nature works mysteriously. We have been plagued by series of by-elections due to the demise of people’s representatives both from Federal and States Legislative Assemblies.
Within 18 months there have been 8 by-elections with BN scores on one seat in Batang Ai in Sarawak. Now appears the 9th.
Umno and BN should give a big tribute and thank you to the postal votes which saved Bagan Pinang seat from falling to the opposition in the last General Elections (GE).
In the State Assembly, BN have only 21 seats while the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has 15… the weakest BN government in Negeri Sembilan (NS) that history can reminisce.
This marginal government led by a weak Menteri Besar is the next potential tapau for the Pakatan Rakyat in the next GE…so said the general public opinion.
Now the question is who is going to be the BN candidate for this by-election?
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Aspan Alias is a seasoned political observer who blogs bilingually.