Wooing the Felda votes


Mixed feelings: (from left) Felda settlers Rohaizad, Subuki, Perumal, Lim and husband Ooi, have expressed their concerns over various issues from not receiving aid and the rising cost of living to better infrastructure and housing for the second generation of settlers.Mixed feelings: (from left) Felda settlers Rohaizad, Subuki, Perumal, Lim and husband Ooi, have expressed their concerns over various issues from not receiving aid and the rising cost of living to better infrastructure and housing for the second generation of settlers.

KOTA TINGGI: With just five days to the state polls, political parties are rushing to win the hearts of more than 150,000 voters in 73 Felda settlements statewide.

The Felda votes, once regarded as “fixed deposits” for Barisan Nasional, began slowly moving away from the coalition before the 14th General Election with more than a dozen seats slipping to Pakatan Harapan in the last election.

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