KUALA LUMPUR, 26 March 2009: Voting for the Umno elections began at 12.45pm today at the Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade Centre. A total of 2,519 delegates will cast their votes to elect the deputy president, three vice-presidents, 25 supreme council members and the Umno permanent chairperson. The deputy presidency is seeing a straight fight […]
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PRS to meet to discuss by-election candidate
BAU, 2 MARCH 2009: Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) is expected to meet on 5 March to discuss the candidate for the Batang Ai state by-election. Its secretary-genral Wilfred Nissom said until now, the party had not made a final decision on the matter. But they had identified a suitable candidate, “a local”, he said. “[President […]
Whither the electoral system?
By Deborah LohA section of the Bersih rally in November 2007 reaches a FederalReserve Unit blockade A YEAR ago on this date, roads in Kuala Lumpur were bathed in waves of yellow t-shirts as thousands rallied for free and fair elections. Estimates ranged from 4,000 by conservative media to 40,000 by other observers. The massive street march […]
