Not voting should be the last resort

Informed decision: There are many choices for voters both at state and federal levels.

OVER the past few weeks, the calls for a boycott of the upcoming general election have been gaining traction. So too the calls for voters to spoil their ballots.

There have always been such calls but largely on the fringe. However, they are now becoming louder and louder following the announcement of Pakatan Harapan’s divisive choices for its Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister candidates, coupled with the long simmering negative sentiments that some have towards politics.