KUALA LUMPUR - A by-election in Selangor in May will have little bearing on the stability of either the federal or state governments led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) pact, but will be a bellwether of whether a slew of recent controversies has soured support towards the ruling alliance.
The vote for the state assembly seat of Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB), a constituency about an hour north of Kuala Lumpur, will be held on May 11 after the incumbent, Ms Lee Kee Hiong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a PH component, died on March 21.
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