Radio Australia: Very Important For Najib To Win More Than 20 Seats In Sarawak

Barisan Nasional spends big to keep key seats

Updated 30 April 2013, 14:28 AEST

Two of the battleground states in the upcoming Malaysian elections are in the east, on the island of Borneo.

Barisan Nasional spends big to keep key seats (Credit: ABC) 

Sarawak and Sabah were given more national seats than other states as a way of enticing them into the Malaysian federation back in 1963, and those seats will be all the more crucial when the polls open on Sunday.
In the past the Eastern States have been a stronghold for the ruling coalition, and Barisan Nasional is spending up big to keep it that way.
Never the less it's expected there will be a significant swing towards the opposition this time, but will it be enough?
Reporter: Liam Cochrane
Speakers: Dr Jeniri Amir, University of Malaysia Sarawak; See Chee How, DAP election director, Sarawak; Nicholas Mujah, PKR candidate; Arnold Puyok, Political analyst, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; David Orok, Candidate, STAR

Click HERE to hear the interview.

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• Malaysia

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