With just two days to go before nominations for the country’s 13th general election, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) seems to be ahead in the race, especially in terms of candidate selection and preparation for the polls.
The BN’s systematic approach in ironing out seat swaps among component parties, the early announcement of candidates, minimal back biting and the ability to drum-up support for the candidates have all led to the BN leading the fight.
Pakatan Rakyat, made up of PAS, PKR and DAP, cannot be faulted for this. The coalition officially formed after the 2008 general election has yet to put a system of picking candidates for the 222 parliamentary and 505 state seats up for grabs in this election.
Pakatan’s announcement of candidates is also unplanned and done in an ad-hoc basis compared to the BN, which announced its candidates in an orderly fashion. The BN announced its candidates at two levels. One announcement was made by the respective component parties while another was done by the respective state menteris besar.
The opposition pact meanwhile has been announcing candidates at press conferences, late night ceramahs and such. And even in doing so, the opposition has yet to decide on candidates for some “problematic” seats.
Seat squabbling is made public, which in turn erodes voter confidence in the opposition’s ability to rule the country for the next five years.
The problem is not only confined to picking of candidates.
Painting the town blue
BN has started hitting the ground even with two days to go before nomination. Their presence is felt through posters, banners and other election paraphernalia. They have basically painted the town blue — the colour of BN.
While the BN election machinery has started moving in low gear, the opposition pact has yet to crank up its engine.
Pundits and observers expect the Pakatan Rakyat election machinery to move into full gear upon the completion of the nomination process Saturday afternoon.
“This will happen provided they avoid sabotage by those who did not get seats. They will need to move as a team. Pakatan is not the opposition of 2008. Some leaders are making strategic moves to ensure his or her supporters get seats so it would be easier for them in party elections. The thinking and mindset of voters today is not the same as in 2008.
“But if your aim is to capture the federal government, this should not be case. They should have decided on the parliamentary candidates by now. Pakatan Rakyat had a clear five years unlike BN which underwent a leadership change in 2009.
“(BN chief and Prime Minister) Najib had only four years not only to steady the BN and its component parties but also introduce fresh and appealing programmes and policies for the country,” said an analyst who declined to be named.
Pakatan component parties too are not very compromising when it comes to seat swaps or even giving up a certain seat for the sake of the opposition pact.
“Nobody wants to give up…all three (PKR, DAP and PAS) are adamant on the seats they want to contest. We must have the give and take attitude practiced by BN component parties. That shows their maturity.
“They have been through so many elections together. We are just taking baby steps as a coalition,” an opposition party leader told FMT.
Another factor which has led to confusion in the opposition camp is meeting demands of warlords.
They, in some cases, demand that a certain candidate be placed in a particular seat. Opposition party leaders are unable to clampdown these warlords as any action against them, now, would lead to sabotage on the ground and result in loss of the seat.
While BN seems to be slightly ahead in this polls for now, the ground shifts fast during the campaign period.
Anything can happen in the two week period before 13.3 million eligible Malaysians go to the ballot box.
-FMT
Thursday, April 18, 2013
GE13: Advantage BN
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We now have an idea on the key strategies and missteps. POLLING is 17 days away. The keener observers would probably be thinking of a quick visit to Gelang Patah to witness this series' biggest fight -- Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman versus Lim Kit Siang.
ReplyDeleteOver the last few days, the DAP's chess-move has morphed beyond a fleeting shimmy as previously suggested. Relocating the "king", Lim Kit Siang, as in chess of course, to Gelang Patah was soon followed by moving another piece, Teo Nie Ching, out of Serdang.
ReplyDeleteThis manoeuvre saw her hurtling down the North-South Expressway to Kulai. Does this mean more inter-state movements to follow? As it turned out, DAP's Johor assault must have rattled its allies, Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Pas which had been exaggerating, under the circumstances, its chances in Johor.
ReplyDeleteUnwittingly for DAP, the Ghani-Kit Siang contest will accentuate the battle lines of a doggedly oppositionist culture against a tradition of producing credible policies and accumulating goodwill and a track record.
ReplyDeleteGhani helped to conceive the South Johor Development Region, the precursor to Iskandar Malaysia, the brightest regional-growth showcase. While it is folly to rush to making mega judgments, it is true that Ghani's task is to defeat Kit Siang.
ReplyDeleteHe was making this point yesterday, maintaining that he was no longer the candidate for menteri besar, a post he held since 1995, freeing him to focus on his task. This compares with Kit Siang who will be holed up in Gelang Patah with almost no free time to campaign in Penang, where BN has a distinct strategy.
ReplyDeleteAs one tactical detail leads to another, BN is digging in for a protracted battle to regain Penang, which means it is not going to agonise over a narrow miss this time around.
ReplyDeleteNationwide, the return of Datuk Yap Pian Hon sums up the magnitude of surprises. He is set to campaign feverishly in Serdang, a constituency "vacated" by DAP's Teo.
ReplyDeleteGandingan calon muka baharu dan lama Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya umum ke-13 (PRU13) penting bagi mengimbangi pembaharuan dan pengalaman yang dimiliki mereka dalam memimpin rakyat dan mentadbir kesinambungan pembangunan negara.
ReplyDeleteYap is known for being unaffiliated to any of the teams or factions in MCA, removing the spectre of green-eyed spoilers and screechers derailing his candidacy.
ReplyDeleteDatuk Seri Idris Jusoh, the former menteri besar of Terengganu, heads back to a parliamentary constituency. Umno had, in the post-November 1999 elections, turned to Idris to realign its focus after a shock defeat to Pas in Terengganu.
ReplyDeleteKetua Menteri Sabah Datuk Seri Musa Aman berkata kehadiran muka baharu berupaya membawa pembaharuan kepada parti apabila terpilih mewakili rakyat.
ReplyDelete“Gandingan muka baharu sebagai tenaga baharu dan membawa idea baharu, tetapi dalam masa yang sama kita mahukan orang lama yang bekerja yang pernah menjalankan tugas baik untuk ada kesinambungan wakil rakyat bagi memastikan kelancaran proses transformasi negara seperti yang dimahukan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,” katanya kepada pemberita di sini, kelmarin.
Idris had been a deputy minister serving in the same ministry as Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (Entrepreneurial Development). They are somewhat similar, the two. A think-tanker in mode, Idris went big -- but almost always with minimal fuss -- on education and housing when BN-Umno rode back into power in Terengganu in 2004.
ReplyDeleteIn composing the list of candidates, Najib must have taken a multi dimensional outlook. ONE, he knows he must secure a comfortable majority. To help him deliver a big win, Najib who had risen through the ranks since his days as deputy chief of Umno Youth, has redrafted experienced hands.
ReplyDeleteThey range from Datuk Osman Abdul (who was a giant killer in 1990, defeating the late Datuk Fadzil Noor in Pendang), Datuk Ishak Ismail (Lenggeng) to Datuk Zubir Embong (Kuala Terengganu). Durable winners like Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad and Tan Sri Shahidan Kassim were assigned new roles. Isa goes to a new parliamentary seat, Jempol, while Shahidan returns to Arau, the parliamentary constituency he first won in 1986.
ReplyDeleteMusa yang juga pengerusi BN negeri berkata setiap wakil rakyat termasuk calon yang dipilih seharusnya meneruskan kerja-kerja berkhidmat kepada rakyat terutama mengadakan program turun padang bagi memahami masalah mereka.
ReplyDeleteBeliau turut mengakui bahawa kebanyakan calon muka baharu yang dipilih merupakan kemunculan pertama kali yang harus diberi peluang berdasarkan pemikiran idea baharu golongan pelapis muda sementara muka lama tidak harus dipinggirkan.
TWO, Najib has at the same time entered into a regeneration exercise, which is why there are 80 per cent of new faces in the key battlegrounds of Selangor and 62 per cent in Penang.
ReplyDelete“Setiap wakil rakyat (yang dipilih) harus memastikan setiap rakyat kawasan mereka tidak terbiar kerana kita mesti ada kesinambungan dan perancangan bagi setiap program yang telah dijalankan sampai dan penting memberi manfaat kepada rakyat,” katanya.
ReplyDeleteTerdahulu semasa berucap Musa menekankan bahawa rakyat perlu terus mengetahui dan menghargai usaha dan pembangunan yang dijalankan oleh Kerajaan BN selama ini.
Katanya, hasil usaha kerajaan selama ini telah berjaya menurunkan kadar kemiskinan Negeri daripada 19.7 peratus pada tahun 2009 kepada hanya 8.1 peratus pada tahun 2012.
Understandably, it has been most adventurous in states under Pakatan rule. A glance at the Kedah selection reveals ambition unfettered by the hold of incumbency.
ReplyDeleteThe line-up includes ex-Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital surgeon Dr Zaki Zamani Abdul Rashid, who is fielded in Kuala Kedah, private medical practitioner Dr Mansor Abdul Rahman (Sik) and former Universiti Malaya Perlis (Unimap) deputy vice-chancellor Prof Ismail Daud (Merbok).
ReplyDeleteTHREE, this is also about fashioning the likely composition of the cabinet, hence, perhaps the return of personalities such as Idris.
ReplyDeleteAt the other corner, Pakatan Rakyat has long promised to parade a cast far more impressive than those fielded in the 2008 general election when some greenhorns and dubious characters had won unexpectedly.
ReplyDeletePendapatan isi rumah di negeri ini berjaya ditingkatkan, hasil daripada pelbagai projek oleh kerajaan selama ini yang bukan sahaja mengurangkan kadar kemiskinan malah berjaya membasmi kadar kemiskinan tegar juga, katanya.
ReplyDeleteKatanya, melalui pengurusan yang cekap, berhemah dan tidak berbelanja sesuka hati, kerajaan juga berjaya menarik minat pelabur swasta sama ada dari dalam atau luar negara ke Sabah di mana pada suku pertama tahun 2012, Sabah mencatatkan jumlah pelaburan yang tertinggi di Malaysia iaitu sebanyak RM10 bilion.
“Jika dahulu kita hampir tidak mempunyai kewangan dan dana, namun sekarang ini kita berjaya mempunyai dana sebanyak RM3 bilion lebih,” katanya selain menyatakan kemasukan banyak pelaburan ke Sabah dapat membuka lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan kepada para penganggur, anak-anak muda dan para graduan di negeri ini.
The full line-up has not been named. There is indeed space still, and time, for the three parties to produce a blockbuster cast. To plan ahead and bring in fresh young talent, one must be able to persuade those who had been around like forever to make way.
ReplyDeleteAlas, the blustery about capturing Putrajaya has had its impact on the usual suspects within Pakatan, everyone of whom has dug in, in hopes of reaching Putrajaya.
ReplyDeletePada sidang akhbar itu, Musa turut mengumumkan Datuk Raime Unggi sebagai calon BN bagi kerusi Parlimen Tenom.
ReplyDeletePada Selasa Musa ketika mengumumkan calon bagi Umno, parti yang menunjangi BN Sabah, mengemukakan enam muka baharu sebagai calon yang akan bertanding di kerusi Parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) negeri ini pada pilihan raya umum kali ini.
Di Sabah sebanyak 25 kerusi Parlimen dan 60 kerusi DUN dipertandingkan pada PRU13.
Turut hadir pada majlis itu i Pengarah Jabatan Penerangan Negeri Sabah Almain Ajirul, Pengarah Penyiaran Sabah Jalani Mahmud dan Pengarah JASA Sabah Abdul Manap Lakariba.
With hogging and overstaying a norm, no one dares to think of regeneration or preparing a strong pool of potential cabinet ministers. Granted Tony Pua has his admirers only to be overwhelmed by the size of reservoir of talent BN has accumulated.
ReplyDeleteBecause BN has lots of supporters.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is clearly indicated that BN is giving its all out
ReplyDeleteBN mempunyai peluang cerah
ReplyDeleteOpposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteThe widely expected decisions by Pakatan Rakyat (PR), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and State Reform Party (STAR) to contest almost all the seats in Sabah, especially state seats, has given the Sabah Barisan Nasional’s (BN) chances of repeating its virtual clean sweep in 2008 a huge boost.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteWith the decisions, the opposition parties are doing the BN a big favour and make winning for the ruling coalition much easier as only a handful of seats are going to see one-on-one fights, and the BN is expected to be the biggest winners in multi-cornered battles where opposition votes would be split.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteSTAR Sabah yesterday said that for now it will contest in 35 state and 13 parliamentary seats but will add even more candidates just before nomination day tomorrow, as it expects “turncoats” from both Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to cross over to them.
Judging from the lists of candidates announced by PR, Star and Sabah progressive Party (SAPP), voters in the State will yet again see a free for all election similar to the previous one held in 2008.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteIn the last general election, the BN made a virtual clean sweep of all the 60 state and 25 parliamentary seats, losing only one parliamentary constituency and one state seat to Democratic Action Party (DAP).
With the success of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) initiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, leaders from the BN component parties here are already confident of repeating their outstanding feat.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteOut of the 48 candidates announced by STAR so far, 23 of them will be standing in areas which will also be contested by fellow state-based opposition SAPP, who have announced their own candidates for 41 state and eight parliamentary seats.
Almost all of the seats that STAR had confirmed to be contesting so far will also be challenged by the national opposition pact PR who had also released their respective list of candidates.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteSTAR president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said they were supposed to announce a full candidate list jointly with USNO, in conjunction with the launch of the party’s manifesto yesterday.
However, he said a decision was taken to delay the announcement after taking into consideration the fluidity of the situation and the changes taking place on the ground.
“There are still more people coming in, we have to keep this confidential at the moment, but soon you will know from which BN component parties they are,” he said, adding that the rest of the line-up will be sorted out and announced by today, once the party has taken into consideration the emerging “new development”.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteJeffrey however confirmed he will be standing in Keningau against his elder brother Tan Sri Pairin Kitingan, as well as the Bingkor state seat, which he had also contested but lost in the 2008 election under PKR’s ticket.
He also said 90 per cent of STAR candidates would be new faces from among professional individuals, who were chosen based on their outstanding qualities and commitment towards the party’s struggle.
At the event he also received membership applications from former PKR Sabah youth chief Jafery Jomion as well as several PKR members from Penampang.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeletePreviously, STAR was reported to be contesting at least 41 state and 15 parliamentary seats, with its president confident of the party’s chances despite the anticipated multi-cornered fights.
STAR’s partner, USNO, also unveiled its own partial list, confirming candidates for eight seats, four of which will be also be contested by SAPP.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteThe candidates announced were for state seats of Banggi, Sekong, Tungku, Kunak, Balung and the parliamentary seats of Semporna, Tuaran and Kalabakan.
Its president, Datu Badaruddin Tun Datu Mustapha, said his party would announce three more candidates to be fielded for the Semporna seat seat as well as another candidate for the Silam parliamentary seat.
Opposition parties doing BN a big favour
ReplyDeleteAt the press conference, Badaruddin also clarified that USNO is standing on its own and not under STAR, although two of its candidates will be contesting using STAR tickets.
“We are standing on our own to prove to Umno and BN that USNO is still relevant in Sabah. The reason we are focusing on Semporna is because Umno said the area is their stronghold, and USNO in previous years had also said Semporna was its stronghold, so, we will see,” he said.
ALL THE SENIOR LEADER, THE EXPERIENCED LEADER ONE SUGGEST AND URGED PEOPLE TO KEEP IN FAITH TO BN
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Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged the people to again have confidence in the Barisan Nasional (BN) to continue governing the country.
“The power to choose and to decide the future is with the people. It is their right to choose and I hope they will not choose the wrong government,” he said during a meet-the-people gathering here last night. Malaysia, he added, was admired by many other nations for its ‘unity in diversity’.
ALL THE SENIOR LEADER, THE EXPERIENCED LEADER ONE SUGGEST AND URGED PEOPLE TO KEEP IN FAITH TO BN
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He said unity and harmony existed in Malaysia although the people come from various racial and religious backgrounds.
“Why change the government if the BN can safeguard the interests of the people?. We gather here tonight to further strengthen our resolve to face the general election,” said Muhyiddin who is also deputy BN chairman.
He also said in the last four years under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, the BN government has brought many positive changes to benefit the people.
ALL THE SENIOR LEADER, THE EXPERIENCED LEADER ONE SUGGEST AND URGED PEOPLE TO KEEP IN FAITH TO BN
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And according to him, some 60 per cent of Malaysians have received not only the BR1M but also other assistance from the BN government.
Muhyiddin said the BN manifesto contained many pledges meant for the good of the people including increasing the BR1M to RM1,200 for each person.
“No other governments give what the BN is giving to the people,” he pointed out.
He said the opposition had made many promises and in Selangor they even promised the “moon and stars” but none were fulfilled.
ALL THE SENIOR LEADER, THE EXPERIENCED LEADER ONE SUGGEST AND URGED PEOPLE TO KEEP IN FAITH TO BN
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Muhyiddin also said the country would go bankrupt under Pakatan Rakyat and therefore the people must choose wisely – choose a government that would not cause the country to go bankrupt.
“We want to see our country on the right track right up to 2020. And, we will ensure that the BN will continue to govern the country,” he said.
He added: “Tatap BN is our slogan”.
ALL THE SENIOR LEADER, THE EXPERIENCED LEADER ONE SUGGEST AND URGED PEOPLE TO KEEP IN FAITH TO BN
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Muhyiddin meanwhile congratulated the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman for successfully reducing poverty to below eight per cent.
At the gathering, the Deputy Prime Minister also received membership application forms to join BN from over 100 Pakatan members.
Among the more than 5,000 people present last night were Musa and BN candidates including Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan who is also Sabah BN secretary as well as including Datuk Hajiji Haji Noor (Sulaman) and Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau (Tuaran).
Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak sudah selesai membuat persiapan terakhir untuk menerajui perjuangan menentang pembangkang pada pilihan raya umum ke-13 (PRU13), manakala Barisan Nasional (BN) pula kini bersiap sedia untuk menurunkan mereka yang cukup berpengalaman serta muka baru yang penuh bertenaga sebagai calonnya.
ReplyDeleteBN akan menampilkan muka baru yang merangkumi satu pertiga daripada jumlah calonnya untuk bertanding di kerusi parlimen dan hampir separuh daripada jumlah calon untuk kerusi negeri, dengan kebanyakan mereka diletakkan di negeri dikuasai pembangkang sebelum ini.
ReplyDeleteTidak akan berlaku pertukaran pada saat-saat akhir, kata Najib, yang pertama kali menerajui BN untuk menghadapi pilihan raya umum sebagai perdana menteri, selepas beliau menyerahkan dokumen pencalonan dan aku janji parti gabungan itu kepada para pemimpin parti komponen dan pengerusi perhubungan negeri BN di sini semalam.
ReplyDeleteDitanya tidakkah beliau bimbang untuk menghadapi kesan daripada kekecewaan yang mungkin dirasai mereka yang tidak terpilih sebagai calon, Najib berkata: “Saya lebih bimbang tentang kekecewaan rakyat.”
ReplyDeleteNajib berkata sebagai pengerusi BN, beliau mengambil kira sentimen dan harapan pemilih sebelum membuat keputusan untuk mengemukakan 33 peratus muka baru bagi kerusi parlimen dan 49 peratus untuk kerusi negeri.
ReplyDeleteNajib berkata beliau yakin mereka yang dipilih sebagai calon mampu mengotakan aku janji BN seperti yang terkandung dalam manifestonya, yang dikeluarkan pada 6 April.
ReplyDeleteBeliau menggesa mereka yang tidak terpilih sebagai calon supaya terus memberi sokongan kepada parti itu kerana ia bukan kerana mereka gagal menunaikan tanggungjawab atau bermasalah, tetapi untuk memenuhi harapan pengundi dan masyarakat untuk menikmati perubahan.
ReplyDeleteSementara itu, pembangkang terus kehilangan sokongan apabila lebih 200 anggota PKR dan DAP berketurunan India di Paya Besar, Lunas, Kedah, menyertai MIC.
ReplyDeleteDi Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, setiausaha PAS Cawangan Danan Timur Ibrahim Ismail, 63, mengumumkan akan bertanding sebagai calon Bebas bagi kerusi negeri Selising kerana membantah keputusan parti itu meletakkan Saiful Baharin Mohamad untuk mempertahan kerusi berkenaan.
ReplyDeleteRasanya BN ada peluang yang tinggi untuk menang majority semasa PRU-13. Dr Mahathir juga spekulasi BN boleh mendapat 2/3 kerusi pada pilihanraya kali ini.
ReplyDeleteBersatu kita teguh
ReplyDeletePRU 13 adalah medan terbaik untuk rakyat Malaysia memilih kepimpinan dan pemerintah yang seterusnya secara demokrasi
ReplyDeleteBN berbelanja iklan sejumlah RM4.9 juta pada Mac 2013
ReplyDeleteKos iklan “promoted account” sekurang-kurangnya US$15,000 (RM45,900) untuk tempoh tiga bulan berkempen
ReplyDeleteWe gather here tonight to further strengthen our resolve to face the general election
ReplyDeletein the last four years under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, the BN government has brought many positive changes to benefit the people.
ReplyDeleteBN manifesto contained many pledges meant for the good of the people including increasing the BR1M to RM1,200 for each person.
ReplyDeleteChief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the presence of new faces to the party capable of leading the reform was chosen to represent the people.
ReplyDeleteMusa, who is also state BN chairman, said all elected representatives including elected candidates should continue the work of serving the people, especially having field programs to understand their problems.
ReplyDeleteEarlier in his speech Musa emphasized that people should continue to learn and appreciate the effort and development carried out by the BN government over the years.
ReplyDeleteAt the press conference, Musa also announced, Datuk Raime Unggi as the BN candidate for a parliamentary seat Tenom.
ReplyDeleteOn Tuesday Musa announced candidate for Umno Sabah BN points which party, submitting six new faces as candidates to contest parliamentary seats and the Legislative Assembly (DUN) state in the general election this time around.
ReplyDeletePendaftar Pertubuhan (ROS) tidak mengiktiraf ahli Jawatankuasa Kerja Pusat (CEC) DAP yang dilantik dalam pemilihan pada 15 Disember tahun lalu ekoran pertikaian yang berlaku selagi siasatan masih berjalan.
ReplyDeleteMenurut sumber, perkara tersebut dinyatakan dalam notis menurut Seksyen 16(1) di bawah Akta Pertubuhan 1966 yang telah dihantar kepada Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng
ReplyDeleteROS tidak berpuas hati mengenai pelantikan ahli CEC dengan betul berdasarkan penyata barisan pemegang jawatan yang dikemukakan oleh DAP.
ReplyDelete"Pertikaian wujud kerana terdapat aduan daripada ahli DAP tentang notis yang tidak diserahkan kepada Setiausaha Cawangan dalam tempoh 10 minggu sebelum Kongres Kebangsaan parti itu diadakan.
ReplyDeleteKegagalan itu mengakibatkan 753 wakil dinafikan hak untuk hadir ke kongres itu. Selain itu, jawatankuasa itu juga tidak dibentuk secara betul kerana seorang daripada mereka, Vincent Wu Him Ven bukan ahli CEC,
ReplyDeletebyk berlaku pentandingan byk penjuru semasa PRU. ini beri kelebihan kepada BN
ReplyDeleteKelebihan kepada BN, apabali undi pembangkang berpecah.
ReplyDeleteBanyak isu yang timbul dalam PR, antara yang besar adalah ketiadaan persefahaman dalam pengagihan kerusi kerana perkara ini menjadi perhatian berikutan semua pihak sedang menantikan hari penamaan calon.
ReplyDeleteSelain itu, isu yang melibatkan moral pemimpin juga menjadi faktor semasa yang boleh menggugat kepercayaan rakyat
ReplyDeleteDi Malaysia sifat peribadi seseorang individu itu dilihat penting apatah lagi melibatkan parti yang selama ini membawa nama agama.Apabila isu itu timbul bersama bukti, ianya mampu menggugat kedudukan parti ketika ini walaupun kebenarannya masih belum dapat dipastikan.
ReplyDeleteThe United States said today it looks forward to continuing its close cooperation with the Malaysian government and its people to strengthen democracy, peace and prosperity in the region.
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ReplyDeleteThe Office of the White House Press Secretary congratulated Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition for winning the 13th General Election on May 5.
ReplyDelete"On behalf of the President and the people of the United States, we congratulate Prime Minister Najib on his coalition's victory in Malaysia's parliamentary elections on May 5," the office was quoted as saying by the US Embassy in a statement issued here.
ReplyDeleteThe general election saw the Najib-led BN returned to power after winning 133 of the 222 parliamentary seats to form the new federal government.
"We also congratulate the people of Malaysia who turned out in record numbers to cast their votes as well as the parties of the opposition coalition on their campaigns as a vibrant opposition is a foundation of democracy," the statement said.
ReplyDeleteThe European Union's (EU) Head of Delegation to Malaysia, Ambassador Luc Vandebon praised Malaysians for the record voter turnout during the 13th General Election (GE13) on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteHe said the massive turnout of voters on Sunday was a testimony to the democratic awakening of the Malaysian people.
ReplyDelete"Safeguarding democracy has been and remains a corner stone of the EU's internal and external policy. In this light, I applaud the Malaysian people for the record voter turnout for the 13th General Election," he added.
ReplyDeleteVandebon said this in his speech at the "Finding Europe in Malaysia" photography competition awards ceremony at Pavillion Mall, here, Wednesday and held in conjunction with Europe Day celebrations, to be held tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia witnessed a record 85 percent voters turnout on Sunday's polling which witnessed Barisan Nasional (BN) won 133 of the 222 Parliamentary seats and remain in power.
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ReplyDeleteIn a press conference later, he told reporters that he echoed the statement issued by EU's High Representative in Brussels, Catherine Ashton earlier today, who congratulated Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for having won another term in office.
On EU-Malaysia ties, Vandebon said with the coincidence of Europe Day tomorrow and the dawn of the new government in Malaysia, he hoped that relations between the EU Delegation and Malaysia would continue to flourish as they have been over the past 10 years.
ReplyDelete"This relation still has a lot of untapped potential," he added.
ReplyDeleteVandebon said EU funding for research projects has also expanded and that not only does indicate the growing ties between our respective institutions but more significantly reflects that Malaysia has grown into an upper middle income nation.
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ReplyDelete"Scientific and technological innovations will increasingly drive Malaysia's economy," he added.
ReplyDeleteVandebon said EU has reached out to many different segments of the Malaysian society and industry and often travelling to various parts of the country such as Johor, Penang and Sabah to engage in public diplomacy with the aim of bringing the EU and what it stands for, closer to the people of Malaysia.