KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today incumbents dropped from Barisan Nasional’s (BN) candidate list “did not fail” but were removed to meet voters’ demand for change.
One-third of the coalition’s parliamentary candidates and half of its state seat line-up will feature new faces, a decision based on the present voter sentiment, the BN chairman said.
“To those who were not selected, this does not mean they had failed or are problematic or there is a rift but in a situation where voters are calling for change, some of our members are forced to make way.
“If they do not make way there will be no reform,” Najib(picture) told a press conference after handing out the respective candidate list to the coalition’s state chiefs here.
He stressed that their removal did not mean the leadership does not appreciate their contribution.
Najib’s remark was likely made to appease disgruntled hopefuls who failed to make the cut and could possibly sabotage the coalition’s Election 2013 campaign.
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