Hours after Pakatan Harapan unveiled the allocation of parliamentary seats to its component parties last Sunday in an attempt to project a clear direction and unity, BN immediately swung into action to counter the opposition coalition’s narrative.
Harapan's allocation had abided by a number of principles, including the need for Bersatu to be the dominant force in Peninsular Malaysia, and that its number of seats must exceed those allocated for DAP nationally.
The intent was to ride on Bersatu's Malay image, with Umno as the main target, and negate any perception that the opposition coalition could be anti-Malay – a propaganda that has been effectively deployed against DAP...