BFM Podcast

Sarawak Votes 2016 - Rural Vote Bank

Tan KW
Publish date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016, 01:25 PM

Datuk Peter Monis, Chairman, Publicity Committee, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu

25-Apr-16 10:29

PBB is the lynchpin of Barisan Nasional in Sarawak. It won 35 of the 71 seats at the last elections. And is expected to contest 40 out of 82 seats. And its strength is in rural Sarawak where 66 seats are located. PBB and its allied parties are expected to hold on to its rural base as by all accounts it is going into this election riding a wave of popularity for the new Chief Minister. But will this translate into support for all Barisan Nasional candidates? Recent surveys show that Sarawakians are happy with Barisan Nasional at the state level but not as happy with Barisan Nasional at the Federal level. Today we ask how is PBB dealing with this contradiction. 


 

This report is by Sharaad Kuttan.

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Jonathan Keung

with the lopsided seats favouring the rural against the urban. your vote is not counted as "1 man 1 vote basis." Out of 82 Sarawak state seats. app. 62 are consider rural or semi rural seats. the urban opposition is not a threat to the ruling PPB

2016-04-25 14:21

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