Accepting defeat in the Sungai Bakap by-election, Penang Pakatan Harapan chairman Chow Kon Yeow says it was the choice of the people.
At the Pakatan vote tallying centre at the Bukit Jawi Golf Resort, Nibong Tebal, Penang on Saturday night (July 6), Chow acknowledged that they had lost the seat to Perikatan Nasional with a larger majority than in the previous state election, and would conduct a post-mortem to analyse the campaign's weaknesses, strengths, and reasons for the decreased majority.
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At the Pakatan vote tallying centre at the Bukit Jawi Golf Resort, Nibong Tebal, Penang on Saturday night (July 6), Chow acknowledged that they had lost the seat to Perikatan Nasional with a larger majority than in the previous state election, and would conduct a post-mortem to analyse the campaign's weaknesses, strengths, and reasons for the decreased majority.
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00:00Although there are still two channels that have not been decided, it is clear that from an unofficial decision,
00:14the National Assembly has been able to retain the chair of Sungai Batkap with a majority
00:26greater than the previous PRN.
00:34And we accept this decision because this is the voice of the people
00:43against the political situation in Sungai Batkap, Pulau Pindang and Malaysia at this time.
00:54Because this decision is a translation of the people's voice against what is happening now.
01:08And the National Assembly will hold a post-mortem on this decision
01:22and will also investigate the work force throughout this campaign
01:35and what is related to weaknesses, strengths or reasons
01:46that our elected officials have violated.
01:53And after the post-mortem, we believe we will get a clearer picture
02:05to take action immediately.
02:12Putting politics aside, on behalf of the state,
02:17issues that have been raised during the campaign,
02:22such as the visit to meet with voters,
02:31to meet with voters who raised local issues,
02:37the state will raise these issues to find a solution.
02:47Because we will not ignore the people who need help.
02:56Even though we cannot win back this seat,
03:03our political stance and decision is also our concern as a state.
03:19Moreover, we are still a parliamentarian in this area
03:26and we will continue our efforts to deal with the raised issues.
03:37Maybe I can say that although our campaign shows good cooperation
03:53between the parties in the coalition,
03:56but I see this decision as a preliminary observation.
04:05We have tried to convince the people about national issues,
04:14state issues and local issues that the people and voters feel are very important.
04:26Maybe the explanations that we have delivered
04:31have not convinced the voters yet.
04:38So, this requires action by the government.
04:51We need to analyse the raised issues
04:56and immediately communicate the issues to the voters.
05:11Do you feel that the rejection of the people
05:15by national issues such as the increase in retail prices
05:19has had a negative impact on the people?
05:21I have said it three times.
05:23National issues, state issues and local issues
05:27have contributed to the lack of confidence of the people
05:34in the government's decision-making process.