By Bridget Welsh @ Malaysiakini
The moment I sensed a sea change in the Sibu by-election campaign was during the Friday ceramah, two days before polling. The event reminded me of a similar mood on the eve of the Sarawak state polls in Kuching. The momentum was clearly moving the opposition's favour.
The votes are now counted and the opposition managed to pull off an extremely close victory of 1% majority in the final tally. Coming after the defeat in Hulu Selangor and without expectations, this victory was especially sweet for Pakatan Rakyat and bitter for BN, particularly those with personal stakes in the contest, namely Prime Minister Najib Razak and Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.
The blame game has begun within the BN camp as the shock has yet to subside...What went right for Pakatan 1) Fairer electoral process, 2) Lesson on cooperation from Hulu Selangor 3) More focused DAP rerun 4) Easy Sarawak targets What went wrong for the BN? 5) Najib's tactics, not persona 6) BN shoddy campaign 7) Inexperienced candidate 8) SUPP party infighting 9) The man with the silver hair
The moment I sensed a sea change in the Sibu by-election campaign was during the Friday ceramah, two days before polling. The event reminded me of a similar mood on the eve of the Sarawak state polls in Kuching. The momentum was clearly moving the opposition's favour.
The votes are now counted and the opposition managed to pull off an extremely close victory of 1% majority in the final tally. Coming after the defeat in Hulu Selangor and without expectations, this victory was especially sweet for Pakatan Rakyat and bitter for BN, particularly those with personal stakes in the contest, namely Prime Minister Najib Razak and Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud.
The blame game has begun within the BN camp as the shock has yet to subside...What went right for Pakatan 1) Fairer electoral process, 2) Lesson on cooperation from Hulu Selangor 3) More focused DAP rerun 4) Easy Sarawak targets What went wrong for the BN? 5) Najib's tactics, not persona 6) BN shoddy campaign 7) Inexperienced candidate 8) SUPP party infighting 9) The man with the silver hair
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