Bersama lacked the influence to attract Pakatan Harapan voters despite its broadly liberal outlook, according to an analyst.MELAKA: Bersama must rethink its approach to identity politics if it hopes to avoid political irrelevance, says an analyst following the party’s second electoral wipeout this year in the Melaka state election yesterday.
Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid.Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid of Universiti Sains Malaysia said Bersama’s political ideology was out of step with the country’s identity-based politics, which had shaped electoral behaviour since Malaysia’s independence.
“Communal identity still dominates the ballot. Identity politics is a constant; it won’t disappear unless we reach a new national consensus that calls for new constitutional arrangements.
