Warga Malaysia yang dikasihi, 5 Mei 2013, hari di mana semua pengundi Malaysia akan menentukan pimpinan negara yang seterusnya. Terdapatnya 5 perkara yang kita semua patut teliti dengan sepenuh minda dan hati yang murni apabila kita mengundi pada 5 Mei (505).
Bahagian 2: Menjunjung semangat demokrasi
Index Demokrasi 2011 dilaporkan oleh Unit “The Economist” dalam 167 negara, Malaysia berada di tangga 71, sama dengan Zambia dan di dalam index ini, Malaysia berada dalam kategori “Demokrasi cacat”. Walaupun Malaysia mengadakan pilihanraya pada setiap 5 tahun, pilihanraya Malaysia masih tidak cukup bersih dan adil.
Gabungan Piliharan Raya yang Bersih dan adil atau gabungan BERSIH merupakan satu respon kepada “Demokrasi Cacat” Malaysia. Gabungan BERSIH telah mengadakan himpunan besar sehingga ratusan ribu orang di seluruh dunia terutamanya pada Julai 2011 dan April 2012 minta pilihanraya yang bersih dan adil.
Walaupun Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya berjanji untuk memperbaiki system pilihanraya di Malaysia, pilihanraya masih mengalami kontroversi seperti senarai pengundi yang dipertikaikan, pengundi hantu, pemberian IC untuk undi seperti yang dibincangkan pada Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja di Sabah kebelakangan ni dan masalah dakwat kekal terkini.
Adakah kamu ingat Auntie Bersih? Kenapa Makcik ini keluar untuk disembur air pemedih mata?
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My fellow Malaysian brothers and sisters, 5th May 2013, a day when all Malaysian voters determine the next leadership of our nation. There are 5 issues that we can all ponder on with our mind, heart and conscience when casting our votes this 5th May (505).
Part 2: Preservation and respect for democracy
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2011 ranking of 167 countries, Malaysia was ranked 71, tied with Zambia and under this index, Malaysia is also categorized as a “Flawed Democracy”. Despite holding elections at a regular interval, Malaysian elections are still far from clean and fair.
This “Flawed Democracy” has prompted the BERSIH coalition- a coalition for clean and fair elections in Malaysia. The BERSIH Coalition has held mass rallies of tens of thousands to hundred of thousands across the world in the past, notably in July 2011 and April 2012 demanding for clean and fair elections.
Despite some reforms pledged by the Election Commission, the elections are still marred by several contentious issues such as fraudulent electoral roll, phantom voters, ICs for vote in Sabah as revealed by the recent Royal Commission of Inquiry and latest the indelible ink fiasco (happened with the advanced voters- mainly involving security forces and their spouse voted on 30th April).
Remember those times? Remember “Auntie Bersih”…why would she choose to be sprayed with chemical-laced water?
Vote for democracy
Vote for leaders that uphold the sanctity of democracy
Vote to “Ubah”
Joshua
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