Very recently, Malaysians cast their votes on the General Election which was held on Women’s Day, a very special day celebrated on 8th March annually since the turn of the 20th century. Clearly, we were all too eager in focusing on the outcome of the election.
For those who voted, I sincerely extend my admiration for exercising your utmost right in the system of democracy. For those who have not been a registered voter, like myself, please ensure we get ourselves registered before the next coming General Election.
The media defined the outcome of the election as shocking and to describe the severity of it, and even labelled it as a “political tsunami” because of the perceived “defeat” by the proponent coalition. I think it is a bit exaggerated to say it as shocked or surprised.
As a 50-year-old nation, this election has only one thing to reveal, her people are very much conscious, involved and the electoral process was transparent enough as promised by the PM. This outcome whether a pleasing one or not, should be taken as an act of increasing maturity of the people and hopefully the politics and politicians as well.
