Well it has been at least 2 years that the people of Malaysia been talking about the elections. Though what disturbs me is that there are people out there that keeps harping on the fact that the current prime minister, Najib, does not have a mandate from the people to become the Prime Minister because he did not lead the last election when the current political government won.
My questions are on that statement is that our constitution does not provide the provision to elect our prime minister's directly. It only allows the people to elect the party that forms the Political Government, and naturally the leader of that particular party becomes the Prime Minister. SO with that in mind, there is no question about Najib's mandate from the people because his mandate is based upon the political party's mandate that was given to them by the people of Malaysia.
I think we all have to be a little more matured in our deliberations of our political scene here in Malaysia. Though in other countries, citizens are given the opportunity to elect the ultimate Leader of the country, in Malaysia it is different because our constitution and laws does not allow for us to be a participant of that process. If we are to voice our concerns, then we should ask for a change to our constituion and not question the legitamacy of Najib's position within the Goverment. Questions with regards to having or not having a mandate shouldn't really be addressed and entertained.
Again, this is all my personal feelings.
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