Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi claimed tonight that non-Malay voters, particularly the Chinese community, were returning to the coalition ahead of Saturday’s Melaka state election.
Zahid said the claim was based on a recent independent study which found that support among non-Malay voters had shifted in BN’s favour.
‘I hope we will be able to retain and increase (support) come Nov 14.
‘God willing, the Chinese community will switch to supporting our candidates as there are no big issues affecting them,’ he told reporters after meeting BN election machinery in Tangga Batu.
Zahid also praised Melaka chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh for his engagement with the state’s multiracial communities.
‘Rauf is colour-blind,’ he said.
He expressed hope that Chinese voters would give Ab Rauf and BN candidates the mandate to continue governing the state.
Non-Malays account for 37% of the 687,697 registered voters in Melaka.
