PKR Deputy President Rafizi Ramli has refuted claims that the implementation of the targeted diesel subsidy scheme was the cause of the unity government's defeat in the Sungai Bakap by-election.
Rafizi clarified to reporters on Wednesday (July 10) that if the subsidy scheme was indeed the cause of the defeat, Perikatan Nasional should have seen an increase in their Malay voter base in the by-election, but that was not the case as the voter base remained the same as the previous election.
Rafizi, who is also the PKR election director, emphasised the need to thoroughly examine the results of the Sungai Bakap by-election before determining the real cause of the defeat, suggesting that a combination of factors might be at play.
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