COMMENT | All eyes are looking toward Malaysia’s next general election.

While an election minimally is likely months away (and may not even occur this year as an election is only due for 2023), it is useful to look at what current voting trends suggest for the coming GE15.

Based on recent voting, who could win a general election when one is called? 

The answer is not hard, given the steady Umno/BN victories in the last four state elections, divisions in the opposition and ongoing display of internal division now evident in the PKR party polls: Umno/BN has a clear advantage. 

The projection numbers show this as well; trends from Sabah to Johor show that this advantage has...