Duo’s defeat at Bersatu polls shows grassroots prefer locals, says analyst

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Tawfik Yaakub says Bersatu should take a leaf out of PAS and Umno’s book when it comes to respecting local sentiments.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/25/duos-defeat-at-bersatu-polls-shows-grassroots-prefer-locals-says-analyst/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/02/25/kekalahan-wakil-rakyat-bersatu-amaran-akar-umbi-tolak-pemain-import-kata-penganalisis/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Bersatu #WanAhmadFayhsal #MuhaiminHarithAbdullahSani

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00:00An analyst sees the defeat of an MP and an Assemblyman at the Persatu polls in Kelantan and Selangor

00:07as a major hint that the grassroots prefer to be represented by locals.

00:12Taufik Yaakob of University Malaya said Persatu should take a leaf out of PAS and UMNO's book

00:18in terms of respecting local sentiments in the selection of election candidates.

00:23Persatu's Supreme Council Member Wan Ahmad Faisal Wan Ahmad Kamal

00:27lost his Macang Chief post to Kamarudin Abdul Qadir, while Batangkali Assemblyman

00:32Muhaymin Harith Abdullah Sani lost a three-cornered fight for the post of Division Chief in Hulu, Selangor.

00:38Taufik attributed the defeat of Wan Faisal and Muhaymin to a failure at the leadership level

00:44to respect the wants of the grassroots and a preference for imported candidates.

00:49Kelantan Persatu Chief Kamarudin Muhammad Nur previously said the division had wanted a local leader,

00:55not one who resides in Kuala Lumpur. Muhaymin, who was originally from Klang,

00:59was rejected by Persatu's Hulu-Selangor division at the Selangor election in August 2023.

01:05He later decided to reside in Batangkali.

01:07Meanwhile, Azmi Hassan, a fellow at the National Council of Professors,

01:11said the Paris defeat was a reminder to the leaders

01:14never to dismiss the grassroots' demand for local representatives.

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