Selangor MB bullish on two-thirds majority win...

Though the state polls may not necessarily fall together with the general elections, Selangor Mentri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim(right) is brimming with confidence that Pakatan Rakyat would not only retain power but augment it with even more seats.

"The surveys we received show that Pakatan may win more seats than what we have now, which means we could even reach two-thirds majority," he told reporters in an interview with selected media.

According to Khalid, if Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is really confident of victory in the elections, the BN chairperson would have dissolved parliament in November last year or after the Chinese New Year as rumoured before.

"Of course, in Selangor there are hardcore Umno supporters, a small group of hardcore MCA supporters and a few MIC people.

"But surveys show that we scored a better rating, especially among those in the age group of 40 years and below," he said.

The well-known corporate figure-turned-politician said Selangor Pakatan is "very confident" of retaining 30 of its existing seats, hold on to six others, and "most likely" capture another 10.

One of the seats that Pakatan can "most likely" take is Kuala Kubu Baru, currently held by MCA Selangor state liaison committee secretary Wong Koon Mun.

However, Khalid stop himself in giving further predictions of winnable seats, jokingly saying "it will give people heart attacks."

Pakatan now controls 35 out of 56 seats in the Selangor state legislative assembly, after Port Klang assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah quit PKR and turned BN-friendly independent in 2009.

The coalition needs at least three more seats to gain two-thirds majority control of the house, empowering it to amend the state constitution.

'BN crowds are outsiders'

Selangor, has been the focus heavy political attention since the 2008 polls with the BN pouring a lot of resources in the effort to regain control of the nation's wealthiest state.

Khalid downplayed the solid turnouts at recent BN campaign activities, saying most of the attendees were the regular crowd ferried by bus from outside.

"We carried out some inside surveys of the people who attended the PM and DPM's functions, they turned out to be the same crowd," he said.

He also reiterated that Selangor will not call for polls before June this year.

"I'm holding back the decision until the announcement from the federal government, but it's unlikely we will follow them before June," he said.

"If the general elections fall in May or June, then we may consider not participating (at the state level)," he added. - malaysiakini

MB yakin pertahan Selangor dengan majoriti dua pertiga

Meskipun pilihan raya negeri tidak semestinya diadakan serentak dengan pilihan raya umum, Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim penuh keyakinan bahawa Pakatan Rakyat  bukan sahaja mengekalkan kuasa tetapi juga menambakan jumlah kerusi mereka

"Bancian yang kami terima menunjukkan bahawa Pakatan Rakyat mampu menang lebih banyak kerusi daripada apa yang kita ada sekarang, ini bermakna kita boleh dapat majoriti dua pertiga," katanya kepada pemberita dalam satu temu bual denganbeberapa media pilihan.

Menurut Abdul Khalid, (kanan) jika Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak begitu yakin BN akan menang pada pilihan raya umum, beliau selaku pengerusi BN sudah pasti akan membubarkan Dewan Rakyat pada November tahun lalu atau semasa Tahun Baru Cina seperti yang dijangkakan senelum ini.

"Sudah tentu di Selangor terdapat penyokong tegar Umno, sekumpulan kecil penyokong MCA dan beberapa penyokong MIC,

"Tetapi kaji selidik menunjukkan bahawa kami mendapat penarafan yang baik, terutama di kalangan mereka dalam kumpulan umur 40 tahun dan ke bawah," katanya.

Menurut Abdul Khalid, Pakatan Selangor "cukup yakin" mampu mengekalkan 30 kerusi, "mudah" untuk mendapatkan enam kerusi dan "kemungkinan besar" merampas 10 lagi.
Antara satu kerusi yang Pakatan "kemungkinan besar" rampas itu, katanya adalah Kuala Kubu Baru, yang kini dipegang oleh setiausaha jawatankuasa MCA Selangor Wong Koon Mun.

Bagaimanapun, Abdul Khalid tidak mahu meneruskan perbincangan mengenai kerusi-kerusi yang mungkin dirampas oleh Pakatan itu dan secara berseloroh berkata "ia akan memberikan orang tertentu serangan jantung."

Pakatan kini menguasai 35 daripada 56 kerusi di Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Selangor , selepas ADUN Pelabuhan Klang, Badrul Hisham Abdullah berpaling tadah daripada PKR dan menjadi ADUN Bebas mesra BN pada 2009.

Gabungan itu memerlukan sekurang-kurangnya 3 lagi kerusi, menjadikan jumlah mereka 38 bagi  mendapatkan majoriti dua pertiga untuk memberi mereka kuasa untuk meminda perlembagaan negeri.
Selangor, menjadi fokus atau tumpuan pemerhati politik sejak pilihan raya umum 2008 apabila BN dikatakan banyak membelanjakan wang dan menggerakan pelbagai jenteranya bagi merampas semula negeri terkaya di negara itu
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Mengenai jumlah hadirin dan penyokong yang didakwa semakin hari semakin ramai pada majlis dan aktiviti anjuran BN, Abdul Khalid, berkata tidak perlu dirisaukan kerana kebanyakan yang hadir adalah muka yang sama setiap kali diangkut dengan bas dari tempat lain.

"Kami juga lakukan beberapa kaji selidik terhadap orang ramai yang menghadiri majlis PM dan fungsi TPM, dan mendapati hadirin itu kebanyakan mereka adalah orang yang sama," katanya sambil tergelak. - malaysiakini


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