
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ
- 10 October 2022
- Politics

Rumours are rife that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has succumbed to the piling pressure from UMNO President Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and will announce the dissolution of Parliament this afternoon.
For the election outcomes to have legitimacy and to be accepted by all Malaysians, it must be completely fair and free.
The Election Commission and all other relevant agencies should be reminded of the massive backlash generated by the ECโs decision to hold the 14th General Election on a Wednesday.
Here are some initial points for the day. I will follow up with more concerns in the days to come to ensure that the election is free and fair.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Multiple investigations conducted after GE14, especially those done by Tan Sri Ambrin Buangโs Jawatankuasa Siasatan Tadbir Urus, Perolehan dan Kewangan Kerajaan (JSTUPKK), revealed that contracts and deals were still being dished out after the parliament was dissolved in 2018.
The business of the federal government should immediately enter into a caretaker mode in which no policy and financial decisions of consequence should be made until after the next government is formed after the general election.
๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐
All federal, state and local government agencies, including the Election Commission, should practice administrative neutrality to demonstrate that the election processes are genuinely free and fair, and that all contesting parties and candidates are treated fairly and equally.
The voting public is watching and for the victors to emerge from GE15 with legitimacy, no party or candidate should be seen as winning through unfair means.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Voting is a fundamental right for all eligible citizens. No voters should be deprived of their right to vote. The role of the Election Commission is to make it as convenient and easy as possible for voters to get to the polling booths.
As I have been advocating, the Election Commission should make postal voting available to all Sabah and Sarawak voters who reside in Peninsula, allowing them to exercise their rights as voters even if they are in the peninsula and they do not have to fly back to East Malaysia to vote.
Voting for Malaysians overseas should also be made convenient and timely.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐
All media, whether government or private, should uphold the highest level of integrity and ensure that their conduct during GE15 is fair and just, and be seen this way by the voting public.
All parties and candidates should be given equal access to the media and fair coverage.
There should be at least two sessions of Prime Ministerial debates for aspiring Prime Ministerial candidates from each of the major contesting coalitions.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
The Election Commission should practice a consultative approach with the national and state-level leaderships of all contesting parties to ensure that decisions by the Election Commission takes into consideration views from all parties, and not to be seen as being biased towards any particular coalition.
๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด
The Election Commission must make known to the public the arrangements for independent election monitoring so that reputable, credible and independent organisations help to ensure that democratic and just elections form the basis for a legitimate government post-GE15.
Liew Chin Tong
DAP National Election Director
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