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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

PR's hope of wresting N Sembilan gets a boost from MONSTER CROWD


PR's hope of wresting N Sembilan gets a boost from MONSTER CROWD
Negeri Sembilan DAP chief Anthony Loke has claimed that the cheer size of the crowd that attended a “monster” DAP ceramah in Seremban last Monday, was proof that not only could Pakatan Raakyat retain Seremban and Rasah, but that it could also win over the whole state come May 5.
On Monday night, the large crowd of more than 10,000 braved the light rain which fell during the ceramah held in front of the Seremban market.
Those gathered had filled up the ceramah site and even spilled out onto the five-foot walkway.
“This is a sign of change that is to come in Negri Sembilan. Tonight is a historical night because in the last 20 to 30 years, this is the first time we have had such a monster ceramah in front of the Seremban market,” Loke , who is also and Seremban candidate, said during the ceramah.
However, while this may signify that Seremban and Rasah parliamentary constituencies are largely Pakatan Rakyat strongholds, the latter must not slacken its momentum as BN could well catch up from behind.
Observation by Malaysiakini found that on the third day of campaining, Negri Sembilan BN seems to have shifted to higher gear there with the appearance of party and campaign banners along the roads joining the tol plaza to the Seremban city centre.
Before this, Pakatan banners and posters were mostly the only campaign materials to be seen at the main corners of Seremban town.
This is perhaps an indication of thawing hostilities towards BN’s pick of Negri Sembilan MCA chairperson Dr Yeow Chai Tiam as candidate for Seremban and more concerted efforts to challenge Pakatan’s hold there.

The parliamentary constituencies of Seremban and Rasah are important as although Negri Sembilan is ruled by BN, the two is located within state capital and encompasses 11 state assemblies between them.
Of these, only two state seats - Lenggeng and Labu - were won by a BN representativive in 2008.
However, BN’s hold over Lenggeng appears shaky following dissatisfaction among local Umno members over the party’s selection of Ishak Ismail, who held the seat from 2004 to 2008, as candidate, and prompting former member Zulkifli Abdullah to run as Independent.
Even so, Pakatan would do well to remember that it won Malay-majority state seats of Ampangan and Sikamat by a hair’s width, with a mere 165 and 499-vote lead respectively.
The opposition must also take into account the closure of several PKR operations centre in Ampangan resulting from protest over the selection of state PKR chief Kamarul Baharin Abbas as candidate, while Sikamat incumbent Aminuddin Harun is facing a younger challenger in the form of Umno Puteri’s Wan Salwati Abdullah.
-malaysiakini.com

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