KUALA LUMPUR – Parti Bangsa Malaysia’s Hulu Selangor candidate has called on voters to come out and vote on polling day and not be carried away by emotions and dejection.
In a statement, today, Haniza Mohamed Talha said she received a lot of feedback from the public that they were not interested in this general election during her campaign trails in Hulu Selangor and even prior to the dissolution of Parliament
“In fact, many said they would not come out and vote. Some of them asked me, “Why should I vote in GE15? Nothing is going to change.”
“We, in Parti Bangsa Malaysia, are deeply concerned by such political apathy.
“While we understand where the voters are coming from, choosing not to vote is a dereliction of voters’ democratic responsibility,” she said.
The PBM deputy president said voting is the most fundamental and important duty of a citizen in any democratic system.
In Malaysia, the opportunity comes only once every five years and it is then that we get to choose who we want as our leaders, she said.
“What will happen if voters still decide against coming out to vote on polling day? Then, they might be giving a free pass to irresponsible leaders to govern. We may have to then put up with incompetent leaders.
“In this respect, I am appealing to voters to give PBM a chance. As a multi-racial party that prioritises women and youth empowerment, PBM is not weighed down by political baggage like how some political parties are,” she said.
Voting for PBM, she said, equals breaking away from the old politics that have hampered the country’s progress all these years and injecting a new lease of life at a time when we have become more divisive and need to become more competitive in a more globalised era.
“My plea to Malaysians in the coming GE15 is to go out and vote come polling day. Your vote matters not just for yourself, but for your future generations,” she added. – The Vibes, November 10, 2022
