Dr M not worried approval rating has dropped

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said he is not worried that the approval rating for him and Pakatan Harapan has dropped.
 
The Prime Minister said it was normal for a government to be criticised, unlike the Opposition. 

"When you are in the Opposition, all you do is criticise. You do nothing, so there is nothing to criticise. 

"We are aware that when we become the government, we will be criticised and lose some of our popularity," he said.

Last Saturday (April 27), the Merdeka Centre said that Dr Mahathir's approval rating as the Prime Minister fell to 46% from a high of 71% in August last year, according to a poll it conducted.

The opinion research firm also found that the Pakatan government's rating was at 39%, compared with 79% from that same period in 2018.

In a statement, the Merdeka Centre said the decline in ratings are likely to be attributable to three factors: the condition of the economy as perceived by ordinary consumers, the perceived performance of the administration, and concerns over Malay rights and privileges, as well as fair treatment of the other races in Malaysia.