Kuala Lumpur: Political analysts have described the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election (PRN) landscape as highly unpredictable amid changing political dynamics, including the cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) in challenging Pakatan Harapan (PH).
A senior lecturer at the Department of Malaysian Studies, Faculty of Human Sciences, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Upsi), Dr Norhafiza Mohd Hed, said the current situation makes this election distinct from previous state polls.
She said seat allocations that have resulted in multi-cornered contests, coupled with voter demographics in mixed and Malay-majority constituencies, require more in-depth analysis.
"It is difficult to predict the outcome of this state election because the margins are very close. Looking at the distribution of seats, there are two-cornered, three-cornered and even five-cornered contests, making the situation more complex," she said during an interview with Bernama TV today.
Norhafiza said PH's relatively low-key campaign approach could be a strategy to reduce political pressure, although issues raised during the campaign remain influential in shaping voter sentiment.
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