This is not unexpected. Apparently, PBB in Sarawak will leave BN. It might not necessarily be a part of Pakatan as there are objections for Pakatan Sarawak about that. But it will probably be a party friendly to Pakatan.
Why? Not because it loves Pakatan per se. It's pragmatism. Nobody wants to be with the losing side.
According to this news report, UMNO acting president Zahid Hamidi pleaded to PBB President Abang Johari Openg (who is also the Sarawak chief minister) not to leave, saying BN would be "hancur" destroyed if PBB were to leave.
Abang Johari's reply was classic. He said PBB that could be destroyed in the 2021 state polls if it did not distance itself from BN’s excesses and corruption.
If PBB goes through with this, that's 13 seats that BN will lose. But that's not the end of it. Once PBB leaves, other BN-affiliated parties in Sarawak will probably leave too, namely Parti Rakyat Sarawak, Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) and Progressive Development Party. The pro-BN United People's Party may also change its mind on whether it wants to continue to be pro-BN.
Fixed deposit in Sabah already gone. Fixed deposit in Sarawak soon to be gone. Hancur indeed.
Why? Not because it loves Pakatan per se. It's pragmatism. Nobody wants to be with the losing side.
According to this news report, UMNO acting president Zahid Hamidi pleaded to PBB President Abang Johari Openg (who is also the Sarawak chief minister) not to leave, saying BN would be "hancur" destroyed if PBB were to leave.
Abang Johari's reply was classic. He said PBB that could be destroyed in the 2021 state polls if it did not distance itself from BN’s excesses and corruption.
If PBB goes through with this, that's 13 seats that BN will lose. But that's not the end of it. Once PBB leaves, other BN-affiliated parties in Sarawak will probably leave too, namely Parti Rakyat Sarawak, Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) and Progressive Development Party. The pro-BN United People's Party may also change its mind on whether it wants to continue to be pro-BN.
PBB had won 13 seats, PRS three, PDP two and SUPP won one. That's 19 seats in all, going out the BN window, if they all leave.
Fixed deposit in Sabah already gone. Fixed deposit in Sarawak soon to be gone. Hancur indeed.
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