DAP fields Fatin Zulaikha in BN stronghold Mersing

DAP's foray into Malay heartlands continues to expand, with greenhorn Fatin Zulaikha Zaidi being sent to tackle BN in their Mersing stronghold.

The 29-year-old holds a degree in politics and government studies and had interned for Johor Jaya assemblyperson Liow Cai Tung in 2017 before joining DAP and becoming the latter’s special officer the next year.

From Oct 2018 to March 2020, Fatin (above) also served as a municipal councillor in Pasir Gudang.

In 2018, 82 percent of voters in Mersing were Malays. The seat has been a BN stronghold since 1986.

Its six-term incumbent Abdul Latiff Ahmad won the seat with an 8,459 vote majority in the last election.

Latiff defected from Umno to Bersatu in 2019. He does not plan to contest in this year's election.

Fatin was among four candidates DAP announced for Johor during a dinner in Skudai last night.

Wong Shu Qi and Teo Nie Ching will be defending their Kluang and Kulai seats respectively, while Johor Pakatan Harapan chief Liew Chin Tong will be contesting in Iskandar Puteri.

Liew will be taking over from DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang, who is retiring from politics.

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