BAGAN DATUK: Support from the Chinese and Indian communities towards Barisan Nasional (BN) is on an upward trend in the run-up to the 15th general election (GE15).
BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the upward trend signalled that the Chinese and Indian voters have suffered enough for choosing Pakatan Harapan during GE14.
“The people must forget the sufferings endured after GE14 and revert to supporting BN and give the party the mandate to form the government.
“This is a good development because the voters’ sentiment and support towards BN has reached about 45%,” he told reporters after opening the “Jom Balik Mengundi” (Let’s Return to Vote) drive at the Bagan Datuk waterfront jetty here today.
Zahid also urged all candidates to enhance efforts to convince as many voters as possible to support BN.
“I wish to call upon all candidates to double their efforts in convincing voters in their respective constituencies throughout the country to support BN.
“They must do it quickly because polling day is only a week away,” he said.
Zahid, who has held the seat for six terms, said the election machinery at every constituency has been focusing on grey and black areas to ensure BN candidates can win by a comfortable majority.
He added that the support from young voters has also increased and this must be translated into votes for the coalition on Nov 19.
Asked about a survey done by Merdeka Center through social media which showed that the support of Malay voters towards Perikatan Nasional was stronger when compared to BN, Zahid said BN did not just depend on surveys done by a specific institution for data or feedback.
“I have looked into data from not one but several institutions.
“The results of such surveys and feedback show that the support for BN candidates has increased, not just from one race,” he said.
The Election Commission has set Nov 15 for early voting and Nov 19 for polling. - FMT
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.