Malaysia's parliament dissolved

Labels: , , , Posted by hcfoo on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 @ 4:28 PM

Despite complaints over inflation, increased of crime rates and ethnic tension, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced the dissolution of the national parliament.

Voting must be held within the next 60 days at a date to be fixed by the election commission, which will be announced soon. Some say it could fall on March 2.

This is going to be my first year casting my vote. Personally, I don't think Barisan Nasional deserves a landslide victory after poor performance in the last term. However, I doubt the opposition parties have the credibility and experience to rule the country. Honestly I'm not convinced at all.

My hope is pretty simple: Barisan Nasional continues to run the country but rakyat have to deny BN's 2/3 majority in the parliament.

Updates: It's confirmed that the Election Commission has set Feb 24 for parties to nominate candidates for 12th general election and Malaysia will go to the polls on March 8.

 

5 drop shot(s):

  1. FL Sam said,

    I agreed that we should deny BN 2/3 majority in the Parliament and also in state level. We need check and balance. Too much talk but no action. :)

    on 6:38 PM  


  2. keeyit said,

    i support for BN 2/3 majority too

    on 11:46 AM  


  3. esther said,

    election ke or "erection" ?

    hahaha.....

    Agree with the 2/3.

    on 11:59 AM  


  4. Che-Cheh said,

    Me too agree with all of you.
    I hope this year we will see something new. Too many broken promises. Sometimes I feel like migrating to another country where ppl are treated more equally.

    on 12:48 PM  


  5. hcfoo said,

    Sam: Hopefully after the coming the election, we will see the politicians get more things going for the benefits of rakyat. And not just visiting the Jabatan Imigresen to check on the government officers.

    keeyit: deny 2/3 majority or support? :p

    esther: 'erection' and 'election' are both hot topics ;)

    che-cheh: I agree that many people would like to migrate to other country rather than to stay here. But in the end, this is still my home country and the people that I loved are all here ;)

    on 12:56 PM  


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