Aftermath Masia Election 08 - Wake up Call to SG!!

Cowbaycowboo SG

the election results of our neighbour speak for itself.

In fact the signs of our last SG's election also spoke for itself...10% drop to 66.6% and yet PAP gloated about winning the majority.

People are disgrunted and the ballot paper was and would be the only way out to let those sitting high up on the echolons hear the man on the streets.....that is until perhaps SG turns into one single GRC

ordinary man on the street dun give a hoot about stability, the economy, the competitiveness, the global thingy, the 21st living dream, the olympic dream....or canvasing for $1million to climb Mt Everest and poke our SG flag on top....who cares!!! I dun!!

We only worry when tonite got dinner, whether there is a pay day, whether got $$$ to pay all the govt bills and buy books for kids!!

This is a wake up call to SG. Dun take the men on the street for granted!! In the end, it's bread & butter issue that matters! Not somebody's dream or visions!!

Malaysia's BN coalition suffers worst electoral defeat
Posted: 09 March 2008 0453 hrs CNA

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's ruling coalition on Saturday suffered its biggest electoral upset ever, losing control of four state governments and failing to win the crucial two-thirds majority in parliament.

It is Barisan Nasional (BN)'s worst performance in a general election since independence in 1957.

Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's multi-racial coalition won 139 out of 220 seats counted for the 222-seat Parliament, state television reported. Even if the BN wins the remaining two seats, it would fall short of the 148 seats needed for a two-thirds majority.

The opposition alliance of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the Islamic Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), won 81 seats. In the outgoing parliament, the opposition had 19 seats.

The only other time the 14-party BN coalition failed to win a two-thirds majority was in 1969 when it secured 66% of the seats. This time, it would have only 63.5% if it wins the remaining two seats.

A two-thirds majority is needed to amend the Constitution. The last time the BN lost that majority was in the 1969 election.

In the 2004 elections, BN had a landslide victory when they clinched 199 of the 219 seats.

Adding to the BN's woes this time, the coalition lost control of four states - Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor, while PAS secured two-thirds majority to keep its hold on Kelantan.

Indicative of the scale of the debacle, three of BN's component parties - the MCA, Gerakan and MIC - were almost routed. MIC president S. Samy Vellu, Gerakan acting president Koh Tsu Koon and PPP president M. Kayveas were trounced.

PM Abdullah, who is also the BN chairman, retained his Kepala Batas parliamentary seat in Penang while his deputy Najib Tun Razak won with a huge margin in Pekan in Pahang.

Asked whether the election results showed the people had lost confidence in his leadership, Mr Abdullah said: " No...this is the people's stand to show their stand not to give us a two-thirds majority."

On the defeat of several of his Cabinet ministers, the prime minister said defeats are normal.

Besides Samy Vellu, who is also Works Minister, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Zainuddin Maidin and Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin were also defeated in the elections.

Mr Abdullah also denied talk that he would step down as prime minister.

"I don't know who is being pressured (to step down) I'm not resigning," he told a press conference at the BN operations centre at the Putra World Trade Centre.

Mr Abdullah, who has been prime minister since November 2003, said he would have an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, on Monday on the formation of the new government.

Saturday's poll, called before it was due in May 2009, was widely seen as a referendum on PM Abdullah's rule, and Malaysians took the opportunity to administer a stinging rebuke over price rises, religious disputes and concerns over corruption.

Chinese and Indians account for a third of the population of 26 million and many complain the government discriminates in favour of Malays when it comes to education, jobs, financial assistance and religious policy.

About 70 percent of Malaysia's 10.9 million eligible voters had cast ballots, the country's top poll official said. - CNA/ir

johntoil SG

Congratulations to the Opposition parties and Mathathir is their efforts to undermine BN. Well done on all fronts.

Cowbaycowboo SG

..and again when it goes to prove personal gain is above the country......since the beginning of the babylon empire Mankind just nvr learned

Poh Ah Pak SG

The Malaysian elections has given me hope.

The hegemon's power can be broken.

If BN hegemony in Malaysia can be broken, I see no reason why PAP's hegemony in Singapore cannot be destroyed.

Well done Malaysians! Your victory is also ours.

You have lifted the morale of Singaporeans who despise the PAP ruling clique.

I anticipate the same happening in Singapore during next GE.

798 SG

let's hope singapore will be the same like malaysia for next election! onward Opposition!

Poh Ah Pak SG

By the time of next elections, PAP would had ruled over Singapore for over 50 years.

But the strength of opposition parties is still weak.

PAP political hegemony in Singapore must be broken.

I support coalition government in Singapore to undertake political reform.

kramnave SG

We only worry when tonite got dinner, whether there is a pay day, whether got $$$ to pay all the govt bills and buy books for kids!!

This is a wake up call to SG. Dun take the men on the street for granted!! In the end, it's bread & butter issue that matters! Not somebody's dream or visions!!

How can the ordinary man on the street not give a hoot about stability, the economy, competitiveness, global thingy etc when these are the factors that influences the security of his job ?!

Jobs exist for a reason you know.

Seven_Dragon SG

s'pore ministars are too arrogant liao... we need to teach them a lesson (refer to malaysia folks for the lessons learnt) ho ho ho

eagle SG

We will show them in the next election

The dissentment is growing, and I believe the 66.6% will be further eroded.

Poh Ah Pak SG

Mas Selamat escape no proper explanation.

No sincere apology. Ministers keep a distance.

Mainstream media play down affair.

Lee Kuan Yew says limping Selamat poses no threat.

Pay themselves millions.

This PAP regime is getting far too arrogant.

They must suffer a defeat so they can wake up their fucking attitude.

BN suffer defeat, now they will change their attitude.

I worry about Singapore if PAP regime continues their fucking attitude.

BadzMaro SG

Bringing Democracy and all that good 'sh*t' into Malaysia. Singapore ?

Reddressman. SG

We will show them in the next election

The dissentment is growing, and I believe the 66.6% will be further eroded.

NKF fiasco - well managed .

Escape - performance pending the outcome. one of the KPI's (my opine): how long to re-capture him. so far well managed.

Bird Flu incident - well managed.

Dengue - ongoing but well managed ah.

Thai comm. - well managed.

Belga - well managed ah.

like this, i think they gonna win again! sg'lians are so smart.

hor, dioboh Eager? (shhhhh....dun tell peeper, I am one of you leh....)

redDUST SG

sorry, no wake up call, imo.

here, the government is more astute in preserving the singapore political status quo, through many means. in malaysia, it is much harder to control from within.

i think (unfortunately), there is also a lack of moral and political courage by singaporeans to vote for change. and PAP do contribute, and credible oppositions in singapore a few and far between since most are nipped in the butt.

Poh Ah Pak SG

i think (unfortunately), there is also a lack of moral and political courage by singaporeans to vote for change.

I think more propaganda work should be done to awaken the people.

I am impressed by how the opposition in Malaysia uses the internet to propagate their ideas to win support.

This shows that even if the mainstream media is against you, you can still use other means to counter attack.

eagle SG

With the events that reddressman has raised, along with the increase in GST, minister pay, ERP and the number of gantries, public transport fare, coupled with the refusal to reduce fuel taxes when the oil price is high and listen/poll to the people for the implementation of the potentially society-crippling IR,

LHL will face an extremely uphill task in improving his margin even if the opposition do less. In the previous election, facing a new-faced WP team that did not even rally much in his GRC, he could only win 60+%. Shows how much support he gets.

2010~2011 => time for the people to sound their displeasure (if they have not forgotten all of the above by that time with the implementation of the IR and the circle line in 2010). My guess is once the circle line starts to be used by many, the IR starts to generate profits for the economy and the youth olympics completed, PAP will call for election.

Reddressman. SG

i think its just how many highly educated people are willing to join the opps. but like Eager, I may or may not like to see this happening as it means my favorite party may be challenged.

altho last 50 years or there-abouts not much challenge , if what is there is any challenge at all, then maybe another 10,000 years is possiber. The majority are the FACTOR that makes them win.

sg seems like much about study qualification.

so what i meaning is, if 10 good doctors join or form new,

they can pose a challen.

its not that they never loose. I think its that no one form a club to challen.

again, i reiterate that i am like eager. we no like see them loose.

acturely i more neutre than eager.

i think most of you belif me say right?

redDUST SG

i think (unfortunately), there is also a lack of moral and political courage by singaporeans to vote for change.

I think more propaganda work should be done to awaken the people.

I am impressed by how the opposition in Malaysia uses the internet to propagate their ideas to win support.

This shows that even if the mainstream media is against you, you can still use other means to counter attack.

PAP, interesting how your abbreviation pans out

the willingness of the people is one part of the equation, we should also consider credible opposition who are regularly exposed to the people. there are capable people out there, no doubt, but if they or their qualities are not made known or expose to the general population, then it is hard.

Notice how well the government mobilize the media? On the Youth Olympic bid, a certain Teo is literally in your face. Given Singapore won the bid, he must be good. (I am not suggesting that he is, imo). And on health matters, another face becomes the front for it. So, when it comes to voting later, they will have a lot of muffin points to score, versus a `nobody' who may be more capable.

do you vote in confidence if you don't know too much about someone?

i think singapore politics is easier to control if you are in charge.

eagle SG

i think its just how many highly educated people are willing to join the opps. but like Eager, I may or may not like to see this happening as it means my favorite party may be challenged.

altho last 50 years or there-abouts not much challenge , if what is there is any challenge at all, then maybe another 10,000 years is possiber. The majority are the FACTOR that makes them win.

sg seems like much about study qualification.

so what i meaning is, if 10 good doctors join or form new,

they can pose a challen.

its not that they never loose. I think its that no one form a club to challen.

again, i reiterate that i am like eager. we no like see them loose.

acturely i more neutre than eager.

i think most of you belif me say right?

So your favourite party is? Mine is Worker's Party, and I don't like to see them lose. You are right!