As far as political commentator Phoon Wing Keong is concerned, the real winner of the May 7 Sarawak state election is Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud and no one else.
This is despite Chief Minister Adenan Satem being the face of the Sarawak BN campaign, with his Elvis Presley song-crooning persona credited with helping to soothe the voters to BN's wiles.
"We don't (suddenly) see a man's potential only when he turns 72. Did he hide away (before this) in the past?" asked Phoon, questioning the sudden popularity of Adenan, fondly called 'Tok Nan' by Sarawakians.