Harapan blindsided in Permatang Pauh but voters not surprised

Even up to the close of polling on Nov 19, PKR campaigners for Permatang Pauh candidate Nurul Izzah Anwar were in a calm and optimistic mood.

After all, Nurul Izzah was defending what many view as her family seat, with her parents having won in the constituency, in turn since 1982.

Unlike some previous elections fought by her parents there...