Election takes
Since the dissolution of the Parliament, the country is supposedly managed by a caretaker government. Since the Government has been dissolved and the powers to be has yet to be elected, who is actually running the country for this 13 day period of campaigning before the elections?
Neither BN nor the Opposition has the power to decide on matters pertaining to the country as strictly speaking, neither has been elected into office as yet. The Government service should neither pledge their support to any political party as their allegiance is to the winner of the next general election. BN should also not act like de facto winners of the election.
This thought came about after Carol Chew was invited by the DBKL to officiate the opening of a flyover bridge snubbing the DAP candidate, Teresa Kok, which happens to be the favourite to win and the incumbent, in the Seputeh parliamentary contituency. At a time when there is no elected political representative as yet, both parties should be respected and represented.
Similarly, the press should be fairer in its reporting, be it the mainstream press or news portals like malaysiakini. Political parties should never interfere with the independence of the press and therefore should relinguish their control of local dailies. Their attempts at controlling the press is blatantly clear despite their foolish attempts at hoodwinking the Malaysian public into believing otherwise.
A 13 day political campaign is surely insufficient for anyone to advance their political agendas, especially for the Opposition which gets little air or press time. Should the election date not be fixed rather than being dependant on the fancies of the ruling coalition party? Are 13 days truly sufficient for the public to assess the candidates thoroughly? I feel campaigning should be allowed way before parliament is dissolved and the election date transparently chosen.
There are many deficiencies of our current system and much improvements can be made. However, the Malaysian public has to awaken from decades of subtle brainwashing to realise the extent of trickery in our local political arena. Similarly, the press has to practice basic ethics of journalism to enable fair and just reporting as they wield great influences on the general public.
A BN victory is certain with their massive headstart and advantages, the question is how will the Opposition fare with its extremely limited resources?
Neither BN nor the Opposition has the power to decide on matters pertaining to the country as strictly speaking, neither has been elected into office as yet. The Government service should neither pledge their support to any political party as their allegiance is to the winner of the next general election. BN should also not act like de facto winners of the election.
This thought came about after Carol Chew was invited by the DBKL to officiate the opening of a flyover bridge snubbing the DAP candidate, Teresa Kok, which happens to be the favourite to win and the incumbent, in the Seputeh parliamentary contituency. At a time when there is no elected political representative as yet, both parties should be respected and represented.
Similarly, the press should be fairer in its reporting, be it the mainstream press or news portals like malaysiakini. Political parties should never interfere with the independence of the press and therefore should relinguish their control of local dailies. Their attempts at controlling the press is blatantly clear despite their foolish attempts at hoodwinking the Malaysian public into believing otherwise.
A 13 day political campaign is surely insufficient for anyone to advance their political agendas, especially for the Opposition which gets little air or press time. Should the election date not be fixed rather than being dependant on the fancies of the ruling coalition party? Are 13 days truly sufficient for the public to assess the candidates thoroughly? I feel campaigning should be allowed way before parliament is dissolved and the election date transparently chosen.
There are many deficiencies of our current system and much improvements can be made. However, the Malaysian public has to awaken from decades of subtle brainwashing to realise the extent of trickery in our local political arena. Similarly, the press has to practice basic ethics of journalism to enable fair and just reporting as they wield great influences on the general public.
A BN victory is certain with their massive headstart and advantages, the question is how will the Opposition fare with its extremely limited resources?
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