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BN'S VICTORY IN BY-ELECTION INSPIRES PARTY MEMBERS
PENANG (Bernama), Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Najib Razak said the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) victory in the by-election for the Bagan Pinang state seat in southern state of Negeri Sembilan on Sunday has given a new inspiration to party members.
He hoped the win would encourage party members at all levels to work hard to
achieve greater success in future.
Mohd Isa Abdul Samad's success in defeating the opposition Islamist Parti
Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) candidate, Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, with a majority of
5,435 votes showed that the people had more confidence and trust in the BN, the
Prime Minister told reporters after meeting with northern state of Penang BN
leaders, here Monday.
Najib said there were several factors that could have contributed to the BN
success, including the government policies, the strength of the division and the
candidate himself.
"It looks like they (the people) have more confidence and trust in the BN
and this could be due to several factors which we can evaluate, whether the
factor of government policies and changes made at the national level, the
position of the division or the candidate himself, or a combination of the three
factors," he said.
Najib, who is also the BN chairman, wanted all the component parties to
carry out detailed studies on all factors for the victory or defeat of the party
in any election so that it could become a guide for future polls.
"If we secure a big win, we must defend the victory, and if we lose, we must
redeem the loss," he said.
He refuted the claim that the victory of the BN candidate purportedly showed
that the BN condoned corrupt practices by party members.
He said he had already explained earlier that Mohd Isa had served his
sentence and the offence that he had committed was not a criminal one but merely
violating party ethics.
-- BERNAMA
He hoped the win would encourage party members at all levels to work hard to
achieve greater success in future.
Mohd Isa Abdul Samad's success in defeating the opposition Islamist Parti
Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) candidate, Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, with a majority of
5,435 votes showed that the people had more confidence and trust in the BN, the
Prime Minister told reporters after meeting with northern state of Penang BN
leaders, here Monday.
Najib said there were several factors that could have contributed to the BN
success, including the government policies, the strength of the division and the
candidate himself.
"It looks like they (the people) have more confidence and trust in the BN
and this could be due to several factors which we can evaluate, whether the
factor of government policies and changes made at the national level, the
position of the division or the candidate himself, or a combination of the three
factors," he said.
Najib, who is also the BN chairman, wanted all the component parties to
carry out detailed studies on all factors for the victory or defeat of the party
in any election so that it could become a guide for future polls.
"If we secure a big win, we must defend the victory, and if we lose, we must
redeem the loss," he said.
He refuted the claim that the victory of the BN candidate purportedly showed
that the BN condoned corrupt practices by party members.
He said he had already explained earlier that Mohd Isa had served his
sentence and the offence that he had committed was not a criminal one but merely
violating party ethics.
-- BERNAMA
