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Cease the fighting, focus on Covid-19 recovery: Wan Fayhsal

Bersatu Youth chief calls for end of ‘political warfare’ for ‘calmer’ general election amid health crisis

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 05 Aug 2021 7:25AM

Cease the fighting, focus on Covid-19 recovery: Wan Fayhsal
The present government should be maintained till the end of its term so all parties can prepare their respective machineries to face the 15th general election, says Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal. – Bernama pic, August 5, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – The ongoing “political warfare” needs to be stopped to enable the country’s health issues to be resolved, thus paving the way for a smoother 15th general election (GE15), said Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal.

He said this is also necessary to allow the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to focus more on the success of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) with the support of all parties.

“If we can stop this political war, we can resolve many things and can go towards a relatively calm election, which will be good for everyone.

“It’s just that many from the opposition are pushing (the government) because of their personal interests, especially those facing certain (court) cases,” he said on the Gerakan Talk Show programme entitled “Malaysian Politics: Where is it Heading?” on Facebook last night.

Wan Fayhsal, who is also Bersatu Youth chief, said not a single political party is ready to face GE15 at this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Therefore, he is of the view that the government of the day should be maintained until the end of its term to give space to all parties to prepare their respective machineries to face the general election.

On the question of support and a motion of confidence for the leadership of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, he said all parties will have to wait for Parliament to reconvene in September, as announced yesterday. – Bernama, August 5, 2021

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