Speak up, Malaysians: Tell us what you want from your politicians and political parties ahead of GE15. – 123rf
ALL MALAYSIANS, regardless of race and political affiliation, are encouraged to participate in the “Suara Rakyat Malaysia Menuju PRU15” (Malaysian Voices: On the Road to GE15) in order to build a better future for the country.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies (CMCS), Associate Professor Dr Chang Yun Fah, says he hopes Malaysians can participate in this online and face-to-face survey, which will be conducted for three weeks from Sept 19 to Oct 9.
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The lecturer at Taylor's University Malaysia shares that CMCS will also conduct a face-to-face survey involving more than 300 respondents in several selected parliamentary seat areas across the country including in constituencies controlled by Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional, Pakatan Harapan and the other Opposition parties, as well as in seats not dominated by any political party.
CMCS also hopes to gather as many respondents as possible, including among voters aged 18 and above and those who are voting for the first time to participate in the online survey which will go live at 10am today.
"All Malaysians are encouraged to participate in this survey because it is the best platform for them to make various demands to the political parties, whether from the opposition bloc or the government, regarding the important matters that they need to include in their manifestos or commitments in the 15th General Election campaign (GE15) later.
"The results of this survey will benefit not only the people but also the political parties and coalitions, which can use it as a guide to draft a manifesto and make commitments that are more comprehensive, accurate and meet the aspirations of the voters.
"Previously, most political parties only drew up election manifestos and promises based on their wishes and desires without taking into account the views and problems faced by the voters, the grassroots and the rakyat as a whole," he tells Sinar Harian.
Dr Chang: 'The results of this survey will benefit not only the people but also the political parties and coalitions, which can use it as a guide to draft a manifesto and make commitments that are more comprehensive, accurate and meet the aspirations of the voters.'
The survey findings can also give a clearer picture of the possible voting patterns, whether of die-hard party supporters, fence-sitters or first-time voters, especially those in the Undi18 group, in the coming GE15.
This is because the survey was carried out by three research firms and five local media agencies independently, without the intervention of any political party, either in the Opposition or the Government, Dr Chang notes.
The “Suara Rakyat Malaysia Menuju PRU15” (Malaysian Voices: On the Road to GE15) survey is a collaboration between Media in Arms – an alliance of five media organisations – and three research firms: Ilham Centre, Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies and O2 Research.
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Media in Arms comprises Star Media Group’s English daily The Star, Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily, Malay daily Sinar Harian, local news broadcaster Astro Awani and Tamil daily Malaysia Nanban, which teamed up to offer readers diversified and in-depth content. – Sinar Harian/Media in Arms
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Take part in the survey here (from 10am today onwards): Suara Rakyat Malaysia Menuju PRU15
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