Umno man favoured to win tomorrow, as Slim campaign draws to a close

SLIM POLLS | Voters in the quiet semi-rural constituency of Slim head to the poll booths tomorrow after the conclusion of an increasingly spirited campaign that is still expected to deliver a win for Umno/BN candidate Mohd Zaidi Aziz.

The by-election was called following the death of four-term incumbent Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib on July 15, and Zaidi is favoured to triumph over independent rival Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi, who is backed by Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Pejuang party, and another independent S Santharasekaran, who would do well to retain his deposit.

Among the highlights in this campaign are some internal tensions within Perikatan Nasional (PN) that surfaced when Bersatu members were booed by their coalition partners Umno at a ceremah, which was also attended by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who then promptly set Bersatu the impossible challenge...