comment Today is the second anniversary of the historical March 8, 2008 general election. This is the date any public relations adviser would tell the Barisan Nasional to avoid in calling for future elections.

It was clear that Pakatan did not win the 2008 general election. It took the three main opposition parties nearly 18 months to formalise a coalition and to iron out their differences.

Without the rejection of BN government in the five states and 82 parliamentary constituencies, the electoral pact between PAS, PKR and DAP would have remained just that - an electoral pact.