‘Exotic’ woman of Pakistani descent adopted by Chinese couple as baby amasses huge following on mainland social media, vows to repay parentsPETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional has shown that it still has the upper hand in the war for hearts and minds on social media as shown by the recently concluded Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election, says an electoral watchdog and political analysts.
“After the emergence of new platforms such as TikTok, I don’t think Pakatan has adapted to this culture,” he said when contacted recently.Analysis of the KKB by-election’s results found that a majority of voters aged 41 and above supported Pakatan. Ilham Centre executive director Hisomuddin Bakar, said that support from Malay youth for Perikatan remains high because government initiatives have so far failed to win their hearts.“In reality, Perikatan has not done much either; it is just that the sentiment from the by-election campaign is still effective.“There is no guarantee that this support will be sustained in the future. This is because the characteristics and patterns of youth support are very fragile.