马来西亚森美兰州8月1日举行州议会选举。国民阵线与国民联盟延续在柔佛州选时的合作气势，联手夺得25席，从希望联盟手中夺回该州执政权，继续推进马来保守政治的“蓝潮”。

首相安华领导的希望联盟仅夺得11席，比上届减少6席，再度受挫。其中交通部长兼民主行动党秘书长陆兆福更在连任13年的真纳区意外落选，遭遇政治生涯首败。

由国阵与国盟联手催出的“蓝潮”会席卷整个西马吗？希盟旗下的公正党与诚信党撑不起马来票， 民行党又陷入危机，安华政府是否已经岌岌可危？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红与马来西亚政治观察者、华社研究中心学术董事潘永强博士深入解析。

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In the Negeri Sembilan state election on Aug 1, the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance won 25 seats, taking control of the state from Pakatan Harapan (PH). PH, led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, won only 11 seats. Notably, Transport Minister and secretary-general of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) Anthony Loke lost his Chennah seat, marking his first electoral defeat since entering politics in 2004.

With PH’s component parties struggling to secure Malay votes, how will this rising conservative "blue wave" affect the stability of the federal government?

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, host Han Yonghong discusses these key political developments with Dr. Phoon Wing Keong, political observer and chairperson of the Huayan Policy Institute.

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Spotify and other podcast platforms.