COMMENT | The drama before the greatest show

COMMENT | Foremost on the minds of Malaysians as polling day approaches is - who will win the elections and which coalition will form the government?

At least a dozen pollsters have made predictions, some with scientific surveys and others dependent on straw polls. But if not for anything but laughs, the answer is all four major parties - if their claims in the media are anything to go by.

According to the Merdeka Center survey unveiled earlier this month, Pakatan Harapan was slightly ahead of BN in voters' preference in the 15th general election (GE15).

The survey showed that 26 percent of respondents preferred Harapan over BN’s 24, followed by Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) 13 percent...