04-Dec-23 17:00

Dr Wong Chin Huat, political scientist at Sunway University and Deputy Head of Strategy for the Asia HeadQuarters of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

PAS has won the by-elections for the Kemaman parliamentary seat by a landslide, prompting suggestions that the party has found a prime ministerial candidate in the victor, Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar. We discuss this development, what it means for PAS' influence within the Perikatan Nasional coalition, and what the election outcome says about sentiment towards the Madani government.

Image Credit: PAS Kawasan Kemaman