Only Malaysians can validate GE13 results ― The Malaysian Insider

Former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla is unhappy that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his colleagues are protesting the Election 2013 results.

For Kalla, Anwar broke a pre-polls treaty with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to respect the results.

Let’s get this clear. Kalla should not interfere in Malaysian affairs just as much as Malaysia does not poke its nose in other countries’ affairs, especially when it comes to polls results.

Whether the May 5 general election results are acceptable or not will be decided by Malaysians themselves ― not Barack Obama, Lee Hsien Loong, Julia Gillard, David Cameron or even Kalla.

According to the Wall Street Journal that broke the story today, the treaty ― that both sides refrain from personal attacks during campaigns and to accept the outcome of the polls — was made in April, a month before the polls.

Well, it is quite clear that both sides had broken that key condition of no personal attacks during the campaign. The campaigning was vicious and personal, be it online or offline in print, television and on the stump.

And the results speak for themselves. Malaysia is divided by fractious politics ― a government unhappy with its wins and an opposition unhappy with the conduct of the polls.

But diplomats have also been urging Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to end the “Black 505” rallies, due to concerns about stability and their countries’ investments here.

Respectfully, if these countries cannot compel or impress the government of the day on alleged electoral fraud and their diplomats are keen to go back to their days on the cocktail circuit, they also should stay silent.

The election court will take care of the petitions filed by either Barisan Nasional (BN) or PR, notwithstanding the rallies.

And the court of public opinion will ultimately decide whether Election 2013 was held in a clean and fair manner, and tell both the government and the opposition to get down to work for a better Malaysia.