COMMENT | Should all opposition parties unite? No!

COMMENT | What can be worse than denying one’s illness and rejecting treatment? Grabbing whatever medicine in desperation.

Immediately after the Johor polls, opposition supporters counted 20 seats that BN could have lost if the opposition parties had pooled their votes under one candidate.

In 19 constituencies, the combined votes of Perikatan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and Muda beat BN.

Only in the 20th constituency, Parit Raja, PN-Bersatu and Muda would need Pejuang’s tiny 2.38 percent to beat BN’s 49.57 percent. All other parties - Warisan, PBM, PSM and Putra – are electorally irrelevant.

So, the diagnosis and prescription for the opposition are straightforward: they lost because they are divided, and they will win if they can unite again. Soon after, opposition politicians also talk about ‘big tent’.

Is it really a good idea for all opposition parties to kiss and make up, then put up one common candidate in each constituency...