Hard to capture Penang if Pak Lak retires


It will be a difficult fight for BN to retake Penang if a former premier's parliamentary chair as well as presumably dual state constituencies tumble to a opposition, says Penang Malay Congress.
GEORGE TOWN: Barisan Nasional might remove a Kepala Batas parliamentary chair in a coming general choosing if a incumbent as well as former budding apportion Abdullah Ahmad Badawi decides to retire from active politics, says a Penang Malay Congress.
Its president, Rahmad Isahak, said with a loss of a parliamentary as well as presumably dual state seats, it will be difficult for BN to recover Penang.
He said which political circles here believed which Abdullah, who is affectionately called "Pak Lah", will "call it a day" once a current Parliament is dissolved.
This follows Pak Lah's abdication as budding apportion in 2009.
Abdullah has served as a Kepala Batas MP since 1978, as well as he is regarded as a single of a many senior politicians in Penang as well as a country.
After Pak Lah's exit, Penang Umno will not have leaders of calibre to fill a vacancy, Rahmad claimed.
"His [Pak Lah's] early retirement might means Umno to remove Kepala Batas parliamentary as well as perhaps dual state seats to PAS," he said.
There will also be a quarrel between a local Umno faithful to contest Pak Lah's chair as this is mostly a culture of a party, he added.
This would means BN-Umno to remove rsther than than benefit a seats in a subsequent general election, which is scheduled to be held anytime from right away until May subsequent year, Rahmad said.
Until now, Umno has remaine! d silent over a standing of Pak Lah in Kepala Batas, he added.
It was reported progressing this year which Pak Lah was mulling early retirement from a political scene.
Growing popularity
Rahmad was responding to a matter by Umno vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi which BN can win behind Penang if Umno defends a present eleven state seats, whilst a coalition achieves a "3-3-3-1" formula.
The regulation sees Umno winning three a single more seats, MCA as well as Gerakan three seats each as well as MIC a single chair to a existing 11.
Ahmad Zahid, a defence minister, was reported as observant which BN can form a minority state government with a elementary majority of a single chair if a regulation succeeds.
Rahmad disagrees, observant for a regulation to work, Umno has to be stronger than ever in Penang.
He doubts a Penang Malays would give their amount await to Umno, as a community right away knows which there have been assorted options out there, from supporting Pakatan to subsidy alternative parties.
Also, he suspects which a Chinese as well as Indian communities would remain indifferent with Pakatan here, due to a flourishing recognition of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
This makes it harder for BN to recover belligerent as well as it would be worst if a stalwart similar to Pak Lah retires, he said.
Pakatan right away controls Penang with 29 state seats out of a 40, with DAP having 19, PKR 9 as well as PAS a single whilst Umno has a remaining 11.
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