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GENERAL ELECTION IS GOING TO BE A SURPRISE, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM
TUMPAT (Malaysia), June 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun
Razak said the government would not dissolve parliament to make way for the
general election based on one opinion that people favoured him, but the election
date would in fact be a surprise to all.
Without giving any indication that the elections would be held soon, he
said a lot of factors had to be considered before fixing the general election
date.
"I cannot say one way or the other. If it (general election) happens, it
will be a suprise.
"What is important is to work hard in the spirit of 1Malaysia," he
told reporters after a meet-the-people session at the Machimmaram temple, here,
Wednesday.
Tumpat is a town and a district in Kelantan, a state positioned in the
north-east of Peninsular Malaysia.
He was commenting on former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's
suggestion that Najib consider calling for a fresh general election soon, now
that he is enjoying his highest approval rating since assuming office in April
last year.
Dr Mahathir said that going by the latest survey carried out by the Merdeka
Centre for Opinion Research, Najib stood more than a good chance of leading the
National Front (Barisan Nasional - BN) to a handsome win.
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia.
From the Merdeka Centre survey made public last week, 72 per cent of
Malaysians were satisfied with Najib's performance, which was higher than the
69 per cent he received in April.
Divided into ethnic groups, the survey found 77 per cent of Malays, 58 per
cent of Chinese and 80 per cent of Indians expressing satisfaction with the
prime minister's performance.
Najib said BN must first concentrate on strengthening itself before
preparing for the next general, while it also needed a strong line-up of
leaders.
He said BN could not depend on one survey to decide when to call the next
general election as a lot of factors must be considered.
On his visiting the Sultan of Kelantan Tuanku Ismail Petra Wednesday, Najib
said it was a personal and not a working visit.
"The Sultan's condition is improving based on the briefing by the Sultan's
personal doctor," he said.
-- BERNAMA
Razak said the government would not dissolve parliament to make way for the
general election based on one opinion that people favoured him, but the election
date would in fact be a surprise to all.
Without giving any indication that the elections would be held soon, he
said a lot of factors had to be considered before fixing the general election
date.
"I cannot say one way or the other. If it (general election) happens, it
will be a suprise.
"What is important is to work hard in the spirit of 1Malaysia," he
told reporters after a meet-the-people session at the Machimmaram temple, here,
Wednesday.
Tumpat is a town and a district in Kelantan, a state positioned in the
north-east of Peninsular Malaysia.
He was commenting on former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's
suggestion that Najib consider calling for a fresh general election soon, now
that he is enjoying his highest approval rating since assuming office in April
last year.
Dr Mahathir said that going by the latest survey carried out by the Merdeka
Centre for Opinion Research, Najib stood more than a good chance of leading the
National Front (Barisan Nasional - BN) to a handsome win.
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia.
From the Merdeka Centre survey made public last week, 72 per cent of
Malaysians were satisfied with Najib's performance, which was higher than the
69 per cent he received in April.
Divided into ethnic groups, the survey found 77 per cent of Malays, 58 per
cent of Chinese and 80 per cent of Indians expressing satisfaction with the
prime minister's performance.
Najib said BN must first concentrate on strengthening itself before
preparing for the next general, while it also needed a strong line-up of
leaders.
He said BN could not depend on one survey to decide when to call the next
general election as a lot of factors must be considered.
On his visiting the Sultan of Kelantan Tuanku Ismail Petra Wednesday, Najib
said it was a personal and not a working visit.
"The Sultan's condition is improving based on the briefing by the Sultan's
personal doctor," he said.
-- BERNAMA
