BN’s Mahkota Polls Win Reflects People’s Desire For Unity Govt To Focus On Economic Growth – PM Anwar
MIRI, Barisan Nasional’s (BN) decisive victory in the Mahkota state by-election in Johor today signals the people’s desire for the Unity Government to be given the opportunity to prioritise the country’s economic development, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said BN candidate Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah’s overwhelming majority of 20,648 votes was beyond prior expectations. ‘No one expected Barisan Nasional, representing the Unity Government, to win by over 20,000 votes. I believe this is a sign that the voters there – Malays, Chinese and Indians – have the view that the Unity Government should be given a chance