Going beyond the lesser of two evils


AM I happy that Donald Trump has been re-elected president of the United States? No. But did the American voters have a real choice? I would say no too.

To me, they were simply choosing the lesser of two evils, much like what we went through post GE15 in November 2022. The 15th General Election had resulted in a hung Parliament, with both Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional coalitions failing to get a clear majority. Out of the 222 Dewan Rakyat seats, Pakatan had won 81 seats and Perikatan 73 seats, while Barisan Nasional had 30 seats. Gabungan Parti Sarawak and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah got 22 and six seats respectively.

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