MALACCA POLLS | The Malacca state election is entering its final stretch. Will it be another nail in the coffin for Pakatan Harapan? How is the BN-Perikatan Nasional partnership working out, and is Bersama getting any traction?

While Malacca is covered in the usual array of party flags and campaign banners to signal that it is election season, many voters were not keen to let on what their preferences were.

Unlike voters in the previous Johor and Negeri Sembilan elections, Malacca voters that Malaysiakini approached during street interviews, regardless of ethnicity, were quite reluctant to speak about the election, with many flat-out declining to be interviewed.

Malaysiakini isn’t the only one that has been striking out. YouTuber “Ah Yao”, who also tried to conduct street interviews in Ayer Keroh, similarly failed, and even said he felt Chinese voters there were “politically apathetic” - while sensing a lack of willingness from Malay voters he approached to speak about politics.