Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Let's do the math, shall we?



So, Dr M claims that Pakatan Harapan couldn't have won GE14 without his Bersatu party. Is he right?

Let's do the math. Harapan won 113 seats on its own, which was enough to control Parliament and form the government.

Bersatu won 13 seats. So if you deduct those 13 from the 113 number that they got, they would have been left with exactly 100 seats. That's not enough to form the government. So, yes, Dr M is right that without Bersatu, Harapan would not have been able to form the government.

But lo and behold. Without Amanah's 11 seats, you couldn't have formed the government either. And without DAP's 42 seats, you definitely couldn't have formed the government. Most certainly without PKR's 47 seats, it would be impossible.

So, what is he talking about? The harsh reality is that without any of the component parties, Harapan would not have made it.

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