Kuala Lampur, March 22 -- MCA may be banking on a bad economy to snatch some Chinese support away from DAP, analysts believe.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia associate professor Kartini Aboo Talib Khalid said Chinese votes were not static despite the DAP currently having almost absolute support from the community.

"Now that Pakatan Harapan (PH) is the ruling coalition, nothing is what they (grassroots) have expected, with bureaucracy and restrictions affecting everyone, even the Chinese businessmen.

"They are now making comparisons and some have come to realisation that MCA was a better choice," she told Malay Mail.

Asked about MCA's chances after it chose to remain part of Barisan Nasional (BN), with partner Umno allying with PAS, Kar...