How Pak Lah prevented turmoil after BN’s disastrous 2008 outing

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Former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who was BN chairman, is said to have acted like a statesman despite the huge electoral defeats in the 2008 general elections.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/10/10/how-pak-lah-prevented-turmoil-after-bns-disastrous-2008-outing/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AbdullahBadawi #PakLah #BarisanNasional #GE12 #Statesmanship

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00:00 Former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has been acknowledged for averting a crisis

00:07 in the aftermath of Paris Unnational's dismal performance in the 2008 general election,

00:13 during which the coalition lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority and control of five

00:19 states.

00:20 Abdullah, who was BN chairman, is said to have acted like a statesman despite the huge

00:26 electoral defeats.

00:29 When being informed of the loss, Abdullah, known as Pak Lah, responded with a smile and

00:35 said BN should not be overly concerned as this is all part of the democratic process,

00:41 according to Kalimullah Hassan, a former adviser who is quoted in the newly published second

00:46 volume of Lim Kit Siang's biography.

00:50 Abdullah then called up Inspector General of Police Musa Hassan and told him to ensure

00:55 a smooth handover of power.

00:58 He also instructed Musa to issue a warning to leaders from both the opposition and BN

01:04 that he would not tolerate any attempt to create trouble, and anyone doing so would

01:09 face the full force of the law.

01:12 In contrast, there were no similar concerns in Penang despite the resounding defeat of

01:18 the state BN which was led by Koh Su Koon at the hands of DAP.

01:24 Koh had anticipated defeat even before the counting of votes had started and had met

01:28 with the Governor and Abdullah to convey his intention to hand over power peacefully if

01:34 it happened.

01:35 (gentle music)

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