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Well, the whole town’s talking about it already (can you imagine the SMS messages), and I don’t think anyone can say they are really surprised.
The final numbers for the Permatang Pauh By-Elections are:
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim – 31,195 votes
Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah – 15,524 votes
Hanafi Hamat – 92 votes (yes, yes, hilang deposit)
I said it during the March 8 elections, and I’ll say it again, let there be no more talk of lack of democracy in this country.
The thing though, is that I hope Anwar is able to fulfill his promises. Not that I am hoping to topple this Government (I have little faith in any politicians in this country, to be honest, whichever party they are from) but because if he isn’t able to do anything, then this election would have been a farce, a waste of money and resources and most of all, because it will diminish any credibility the man had, as well as diminish hope the country have for a better balance of power.
Most of all, I hope this means the end of silly allegations, swearings, statutory declarations and most importantly, over-politicising of everything because it’s time for the country to move on and tackle issues that affect the most important people – the citizens.
11.46pm Malaysian time (+8 GMT)
Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, Arif Omar, Permatang Pauh
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“I have little faith in any politicians in this country, to be honest, whichever party they are from” —> I agree!
I’m about as apolitical as you are (though I’m a bit more distrustful of the opposition, I think =p And KJ), but the good thing that might result if the Opposition does take over is that possibly their first few terms would be happy, happy times for Malaysia, I think, because they will definitely want (and will definitely need) to do a lot of things to appease the people and seek our approval and show that they’re better than BN. Otherwise, having no track record, they might not last long. With that incentive in place, it’d be interesting to see what’s to happen if the Sept 16th takeover (I hope I got the right date? Lol!) does indeed materialise.