Inflation dents Ismail Sabri’s popularity in poll ahead of election

theedgemarkets.com | 05-Nov-2022 – Caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s approval rating dropped after he called for snap elections, suggesting increasingly unhappy voters want the government to focus on rising cost of living instead. His rating fell to 42% in October from 46% in September in a survey by the Merdeka Center for […]

Crowded Malaysian Election Field Adds Risk of No Clear Majority

bloomberg.com | 06-Nov-2022 – Malaysia’s general election will witness more than 210 multi-cornered contests for parliamentary seats, raising the possibility that fresh alliances would be needed to form a new government. More than 940 candidates will vie for 222 seats in the Nov. 19 vote, with only nine one-to-one contests, according to data from the […]

Rival Malaysia parties need to form alliances to win election, poll shows

fijitimes.com | 05-Nov-2022 – KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s opposing political blocs will need to form an alliance to stand a chance of governing after this month’s general election, with none likely to win a simple majority, an opinion poll showed on Friday. There are 21 million Malaysians eligible to vote on Nov. 19, with […]

Malaysian leaders kick off election campaigns in tight race

kfgo.com | 05-Nov-2022 – KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian political leaders began their election campaigning on Saturday for what is set to be a close race, with incumbent Prime Minister Ismail Sabri facing off with veterans Anwar Ibrahim and Muhyiddin Yassin. Polls and analysts say no single party or coalition will win a simple majority […]

No coalition will win enough seats to form govt, poll shows

themalaysianinsight.com | 04-Nov-2022 – NO one coalition will be able to win enough seats in the general election to form a federal government, the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research said today. The independent pollster in its latest survey said that it was hard to predict the outcome of the the election with three big coalitions […]

PN runner-up for Malay votes as support for BN declines

malaysianow.com | 04-Nov-2022 – However, nearly 30% of the Malay respondents polled indicated no preference or were undecided on their support Perikatan Nasional (PN) has emerged as the runner-up in terms of Malay votes as support for Barisan Nasional (BN) dips, the latest pre-election survey by independent pollster Merdeka Center shows. The survey, conducted from […]

Inflation Dents Malaysia PM Popularity in Poll Ahead of Election

bloomberg.com | 04-Nov-2022 – Malaysia Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s approval rating dropped after he called for snap elections, suggesting increasingly unhappy voters want the government to focus on rising cost of living instead. His rating fell to 42% in October from 46% in September in a survey by the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research, […]

Rival Malaysia parties need to form alliances to win election, poll shows

reuters.com | KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s opposing political blocs will need to form an alliance to stand a chance of governing after this month’s general election, with none likely to win a simple majority, an opinion poll showed on Friday. There are 21 million Malaysians eligible to vote on Nov. 19, with […]

PH has edge over BN, with PN far behind, survey shows

freemalaysiatoday.com | PETALING JAYA – 04-Nov-2022 – : Pakatan Harapan is slightly ahead of Barisan Nasional in an opinion poll of voters’ preference among the various political coalitions competing in the general election. The survey by Merdeka Center was held from Oct 19 to Oct 28 and involved 1,209 voters across all ethnic groups. It […]