Opposition parties could have won the 2008 General Election! No doubt about it!

I do agree with BERSIH. My gut feeling even told me that our political opposition parties would have wiped out Barisan Nasional in the recent 2008 General Election if the election itself is conducted fairly and cleanly.

Press Release: 17 March 2008

The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) wishes to point out that the opposition parties might have won the elections outright if it was in fact clean, free, fair and transparent.

BERSIH stresses that the Opposition’s impressive gains were the result of a number of factors, and in spite of the numerous incidences of fraudulent practices, irregularities and misconduct — not because of the absence of dirty tactics.

The BN won many seats with wafer-thin margins, very likely aided by fraudulent means. The margin was smaller than 20% of the total valid votes in 57 seats, and smaller than 10% in 25 of them. In order to wrest BN’s 30 weakest seats from the coalition to form the federal government, the opposition parties in fact needed only 56,822 more votes.

BERSIH dismisses the claims by the PM Abdullah Badawi and other BN leaders that the opposition’s electoral gains proved that the elections are clean, rendering BERSIH’s allegation of fraud baseless. Such a claim is as ridiculous as the assertion that cancer is not a killer because some patients survive the disease.

BERSIH appeals to DYMM Yang DiPertuan Agong to appoint a Royal Commission on Electoral Reform (RCER) both to study the entire electoral process and system, and to investigate all allegations of fraud and misconducts in the 12th General Election. In addition, BERSIH will be urging the five Opposition-held state governments to highlight the matter to the Conference of Malay Rulers.

BERSIH urges all concerned Malaysians to endorse the petition to the King (the online version is at http://www.petitiononline.com/RCER2008). Members of public are also urged to submit documentation of instances of fraud and misconducts they have encountered for submission to the RCER.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of fraud, misconducts and irregularities that occurred throughout the electoral process:

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As far as I am concerned, I don’t think BERSIH should waste their time with another petition. If BERSIH has enough proof in their hands, just bring the matter straight to the High Court!

Believe me, the common People will be more than happy to assist BERSIH!

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