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'Pakatan deserves to be in Putrajaya'
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Pakatan
Rakyat deserves to form the federal government as it won more of the
popular vote across the country based on Sunday’s general election
results.
"How
(is it that we) can win 51.4 percent of the popular vote compared to
48.6 percent by BN but do not get enough seats to form the federal
government?" asked Penang Pakatan chairperson Lim Guan Eng.
"This is very disappointing. How can we win 51. 4 percent of the popular vote and yet make gains in only seven seats?"
Lim, however, was jubilant that the popular vote for Pakatan in Penang has increased from 63 percent in 2008 to 66 percent in the 13th general election.
"This is a demonstration that the people of Penang continue to have high confidence in the Pakatan state government," he said.
Lim dismissed BN head Najib Abdul Razak's remark on the "Chinese tsunami" which had swung votes towards Pakatan.
He also criticised MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek for accusing the DAP of creating a “two- race system”.
Their comments are merely an attempt to divert attention from BN's poorer electoral performance, he said.
Pakatan has made significant headway in many areas throughout Malaysia and not just in the Chinese community, Lim asserted.
He
listed six parliamentary seats - Kuala Terengganu, Dungun, Alor Setar,
Lumut, Sepang, and Penampang - where Pakatan has seen gains, even though
each has 50 percent Malay votes or more in the respective
constituencies.
At the state level, Lim said Pakatan has made strides in many Malay-majority areas including Seberang Jaya, Penang (64 percent), Tanjung Lumpur, Pahang (77 percent), Parit Yaani (54 percent) and Puteri Wangsa (40 percent) in Johor.
It also won the Sabah bumiputera or mixed seats of Matunggong, Kadamaian, Tamparuli, Inanam and Moyog.
"DAP's performance also debunked the lies that the party is Chinese chauvinist, " he said.
Multiracial representatives
DAP now has two Malay MPs representing the Bukit Bendera (in Penang) and Raub (in Pahang) parliamentary seats and a state assemblyperson in Mentakab, Pahang.
The party also has a Kadazan assembly person in Kepayang - Dr Edwin Bosi - and six Indian MPs representing Batu Kawan, Bukit Gelugor, Ipoh Barat, Batu Gajah, Puchong and Klang.
This, said Lim, is two more than MIC has won.
"Malaysians have rejected racism and given their votes to Pakatan. It is not a Chinese tsunami as we also won in seats with a Malay majority (of 90 percent) in Kelantan," he said.
"It's all a big slander that we did not get the Malay vote. Without 50 percent of the community's votes, we could not have won.
"Don't fall into the racist trap. Policies are more important than race. People vote for a clean government. This is the only way we can move forward. What is the point of choosing a candidate based on race if he or she is corrupt?"
"How
(is it that we) can win 51.4 percent of the popular vote compared to
48.6 percent by BN but do not get enough seats to form the federal
government?" asked Penang Pakatan chairperson Lim Guan Eng."This is very disappointing. How can we win 51. 4 percent of the popular vote and yet make gains in only seven seats?"
Lim, however, was jubilant that the popular vote for Pakatan in Penang has increased from 63 percent in 2008 to 66 percent in the 13th general election.
"This is a demonstration that the people of Penang continue to have high confidence in the Pakatan state government," he said.
Lim dismissed BN head Najib Abdul Razak's remark on the "Chinese tsunami" which had swung votes towards Pakatan.
He also criticised MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek for accusing the DAP of creating a “two- race system”.
Their comments are merely an attempt to divert attention from BN's poorer electoral performance, he said.
Pakatan has made significant headway in many areas throughout Malaysia and not just in the Chinese community, Lim asserted.
He
listed six parliamentary seats - Kuala Terengganu, Dungun, Alor Setar,
Lumut, Sepang, and Penampang - where Pakatan has seen gains, even though
each has 50 percent Malay votes or more in the respective
constituencies.At the state level, Lim said Pakatan has made strides in many Malay-majority areas including Seberang Jaya, Penang (64 percent), Tanjung Lumpur, Pahang (77 percent), Parit Yaani (54 percent) and Puteri Wangsa (40 percent) in Johor.
It also won the Sabah bumiputera or mixed seats of Matunggong, Kadamaian, Tamparuli, Inanam and Moyog.
"DAP's performance also debunked the lies that the party is Chinese chauvinist, " he said.
Multiracial representatives
DAP now has two Malay MPs representing the Bukit Bendera (in Penang) and Raub (in Pahang) parliamentary seats and a state assemblyperson in Mentakab, Pahang.
The party also has a Kadazan assembly person in Kepayang - Dr Edwin Bosi - and six Indian MPs representing Batu Kawan, Bukit Gelugor, Ipoh Barat, Batu Gajah, Puchong and Klang.
This, said Lim, is two more than MIC has won.
"Malaysians have rejected racism and given their votes to Pakatan. It is not a Chinese tsunami as we also won in seats with a Malay majority (of 90 percent) in Kelantan," he said.
"It's all a big slander that we did not get the Malay vote. Without 50 percent of the community's votes, we could not have won.
"Don't fall into the racist trap. Policies are more important than race. People vote for a clean government. This is the only way we can move forward. What is the point of choosing a candidate based on race if he or she is corrupt?"
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