KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament has to be dissolved this week if the general election is to be held in March.
Sources said it was now likely that the 13th GE will be held in April instead, even though Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was very keen to have everything “done and dusted” by the end of March.
Three important things are still ongoing and would need a week or two to complete before Najib can even see the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for his consent to dissolve Parliament, said a party official.
He identified the three incomplete matters as the Barisan Nasional manifesto, candidates' list and general preparation of the coalition.
It is learnt that there would be several Barisan manifestos for this election: the main one for the whole country, one for women and the other for the young.
Several crucial states, especially the ones Barisan is trying to recapture, would also have their own proposal which have yet to get approval from Najib.
As for the candidates' list, Najib's headache seem to be the choice of the proposed mentris besar for Kedah and Selangor two states that Barisan is keenest to recapture.
“Without the proposed MB named in advance of the elections, Najib will find it difficult to convince voters that the BN was serious about recapturing the states,” said one senior aide.
The Barisan headquarters has only just started issuing banners, bunting, computers and other infrastructure support this week and this is supposed to go on for at least two weeks for the items to get to the grassroots level.
The aide said it would take about a week for all these to be sorted out even as Najib continues on his punishing pace not only within the country but around the region as well.
In the past two days, he has been in Singapore where he was wooing major investors to Johor.
He is off to Sarawak from today till Friday.
On Saturday, he will be in Kuala Terengganu and in Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan the next day.
On Feb 28, Najib is due to meet with his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra in Putrajaya over joint border plans.
This means the only time he has left to review all outstanding issues will be next week, leaving Najib with only the first week of March to see the King.
The Election Commission has always said it would take them at least four weeks to organise polls and the EC is the only one which can fix the dates for nomination and polling.
It has also promised that this time round the campaign period will be at least 10 days with some reports saying it may be stretch up to 14 days especially to accommodate the postal and advance voting for Malaysian overseas and the security forces.
Other Barisan leaders claim that Najib would want to avoid the period from March 29 to April 4 for polling.
This, they say, is because Good Friday falls on March 29 and Easter on March 31 while the Chinese grave sweeping custom of Qing Ming falls on April 4.
As April 4 is a Thursday, many Chinese families will choose their ancestral grave cleaning rituals over the weekend of April 6 and 7.
Many Chinese travel back to their hometown to do this and polling on this weekend would prove to be unpopular.
Defence Ministry officials also pointed out that the bi-annual defence exhibition Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition will be held from March 26 to March 30. They admit that the exhibition could influence Najib's thinking on the choice of polling dates.
A senior Barisan leader pointed out that the first state to end its term is actually Negri Sembilan on March 26 and not Johor on March 21 as widely reported. The Johor assembly expires on April 21.
“But this does not matter very much because Najib will still have to ask for the King to dissolve Parliament earlier so that all the states could have the same polling day as the federal one,” the leader said.
By WONG SAI WAN
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ReplyDelete“The nation’s income has increased because of the efficient tax collection by IRB and Customs, and our New Economic Model has succeeded with economic growth at 5.2 per cent in the third quarter of last year,” he told reporters after the Chinese New Year open house for his Tambun parliamentary constituency here yesterday.
ReplyDeleteThe Economic Transformation Programme also facilitated the higher revenue with higher investments and a jump in company revenues creating new job opportunities, he said.
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Delete“The nation’s economy continued to grow with higher corporate revenues, and we are also moving from a low-cost economy to a high value-added economy,” he said.
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ReplyDeleteAhmad Husni expressed confidence that the country’s revenue would also continue to grow.
Indeed, such growing needed effort from all parties.
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Delete“We believe in 2013, the country’s revenue will grow as a result of this economic transformation which will ultimately raise coprorate revenues as well as the people’s incomes.
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ReplyDeleteAlthough the election date is yet to be set, the election heat is already being felt especially when looking at the fact the Dewan Rakyat’s term is set to expire on April 28, 2013.
DeleteGE13 is set to be the most intense one in the history of elections in Malaysia, much attributed to the country’s new political landscape.
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DeleteBN have no way to delay, its soon to begin.
DeletePRU tidak lama lagi. Tunggu pengumuman dari PM.
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ReplyDeleteAccording to the EC, a total of 13.1 million voters were registered until the third quarter of 2012 and should the election be held after March. Those who have not register yet as a voter should do so now.
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Deletekita tunggu pengumuman dari PM tentang tarikh PRU.
ReplyDeleteSPR harus memastikan PRU yang lebih adil, terbuka dan bersih demi demokrasi.
ReplyDeleteTimbul spekulasi bahawa Perdana Menteri akan mendapatkan persetujuan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah untuk pembubaran itu pada bila-bila masa antara 20 Februari hingga 20 Mac.
ReplyDeletePihak dalaman mengambil perhatian bahawa 21 Mac adalah merupakan tempoh Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Johor tamat selepas penggal lima tahun. "Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Johor mengangkat sumpah pada 21 Mac.
ReplyDeleteOleh itu, penggal itu tamat pada tarikh yang sama tahun ini."Kami menjangkakan Perdana Menteri akan menghadap Yang di-Pertuan Agong dan meminta Parlimen untuk dibubarkan mungkin sebelum tarikh 21 Mac ini," kata sumber berkenaan.
ReplyDeleteSumber itu mengatakan bahawa Najib tidak mahu membenarkan DUN Johor tamat kerana ia tidak pernah berlaku sebelum ini dan boleh melibatkan banyak implikasi undang-undang dan beberapa isu lain.
ReplyDeleteSeorang pegawai Barisan Nasional (BN) berkata, membenarkan penggal DUN Johor tamat akan menghantar mesej yang salah bahawa parti pemerintah tidak bersedia untuk berhadapan dengan pengundi.
ReplyDeletePegawai itu bagaimanapun menunjukkan bahawa ini tidak bermakna pilihan raya umum akan diadakan pada 21 Mac atau sebelum itu.
ReplyDelete"Perdana Menteri dijangka membuat beberapa lawatan luar negara yang penting dalam bulan Februari ke tempat-tempat strategik yang penting kepada Malaysia serta menghadiri persidangan serantau dan pelbagai hala di mana negara kita adalah pesertanya," kata beliau.
ReplyDeletePertubuhan sidang kemuncak Kerjasama Negara-Negara Islam dijadualkan berlangsung pada 6 hingga 7 Februari dan pemimpin Malaysia jarang terlepas mesyuarat ini.Difahamkan bahawa Najib dijadualkan untuk ke satu lagi lawatan luar negara tidak lama selepas Tahun Baru Cina.
ReplyDeleteIni bermakna Najib hanya mempunyai tempoh 30 hari untuk pilihan raya kerana beliau tidak mungkin akan membubarkan Parlimen dalam waktu terdekat selepas Tahun Baru Cina.
ReplyDeleteDifahamkan bahawa penasihat beliau telah memberitahunya untuk mengelakkan menyingkatkan sambutan perayaan, dengan Tahun Baru Lunar yang tradisinya disambut selama 15 hari.
ReplyDeleteDi atas semua faktor ini, menurut sumber dalaman, Najib mungkin akan mengumumkan pembubaran parlimen antara 20 Februari dan 20 Mac - sekali gus tiada lagi keistimewaan dengan elemen kejutan.
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