Azizah: Keep the faith, young voters continued voting Pakatan

Azizah - work hard, we'll turn the tables in GE13

Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail

Batu Sapi and Galas have been won by BN. And considering that voters were offered all sorts of bribes, there was unlawful use of government funds and machinery, not to mention the non-stop attacks from the mainstream media, Pakatan Rakyat has actually scored a satisfactory result.

Thursday's decision showed that young voters increased their support for Pakatan Rakyat at both constituencies. This has been consistently evident in the past 7 successive wins scored by the Pakatan Rakyat in the whole series of by-elections since 2008.

I wish to record my congratulations and appreciation to our machinery for their commitment and tireless efforts to secure the best chances of winning for our Pakatan Rakyat candidates.

Losing does not mean we accept the current situation. The fact is, it provides us with an opportunity to fine-tune our machinery and to ensure that all necessary improvements can be made. Once again, my congratulations and appreciation to all Pakatan Rakyat campaigners and supporters, especially from Keadilan, who helped out in Batu Sapi and Galas!

To the people who gave their votes to Keadilan in Batu Sapi, your support is highly valued. It is clear proof that Sabah, even though it has been called BN's 'fixed deposit', can no longer be taken for granted. God willing, we will turn the tables on BN in the coming General Election!.


(Wan Azizah is the president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Below is the full text of her statement in Bahasa Malaysia http://wanazizahblog.com/ . English translation by Malaysia Chronicle)

Pasca PRK: Penghargaan Buat Rakyat Batu Sapi dan Petugas KEADILAN

Keputusan Pilihanraya Kecil Parlimen Batu Sapi dan DUN Galas sah menjadi milik BN. Meskipun terpaksa berhadapan dengan sogokan pengundi, penyalahgunaan jentera dan dana kerajaan, dan serangan bertubi-tubi media arus perdana, Pakatan Rakyat tetap mencatatkan keputusan yang memuaskan.

Keputusan semalam menyaksikan undi golongan muda kepada Pakatan Rakyat meningkat di kedua-dua kerusi Batu Sapi dan Galas. Ini juga yang diperlihatkan secara konsisten dalam 7 kemenangan Pakatan Rakyat dalam siri-siri Pilihanraya Kecil usai 2008 lagi.

Saya merakamkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah buat jentera pilihanraya yang begitu komited dan bertungkus-lumus bekerja tanpa mengenal penat lelah demi memastikan kemenangan calon-calon Pakatan Rakyat.

Tewas bukan beerti kita harus akur pada situasi semasa, hakikatnya ia menjadi satu ruang untuk kita memperkemaskan jentera dan juga mengenalpasti kekurangan yang perlu ditambahbaik. Sekalung tahniah buat para petugas KEADILAN khususnya dan Pakatan Rakyat amnya di Batu Sapi dan Galas!

Kepada rakyat yang memberikan undi kepada KEADILAN di Batu Sapi, sokongan anda dihargai sepenuhnya. Ia jelas membuktikan bahawa Sabah, meskipun disebut sebagai ‘fixed deposit’ bagi BN, bukan lagi tapak selesa bagi mereka. InshaAllah kita lunaskan dalam Pilihanraya Umum akan datang!