JOHOR BAHRU:UMNO is not putting pressure for the 15th General Election (GE15) be held soon, but when the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided to a low number of cases.
Its vice-president, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said that taking into account the welfare of the people in facing the pandemic and the floods currently hitting some states, these two issues were now the priority to be resolved compared to GE15.
He said that at the early stage, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had indicated holding GE15 fast after taking into account the gap between the government Members of Parliament and their counterparts in the Opposition as seen in the voting for the 2021 Budget.
"But wth the COVID-19 situation currently at a critical level, we (UMNO) ask that the next General Election he held when the infection cases have reached a low level and that we are not stressing that the elections be held now. Currently, Johor and Pahang and to a certain extent, Terengganu and Kelantan, are being hit by floods.
"Let's talk rationally, it's not because of politics that we say we want to hold the General Election (soon). The people are watching the behaviour of politicians. So, let's look at the COVID-19 situation and at whatever disaster first, and we need to resolve issues faced by the people first, then only we go to the polls."
He said this when met by reporters after visiting Tenaga Nasional Berhad's Senibong Undersea Cable Main Sub-Station in Permas Jaya, here, today.
Mahdzir, who is also TNB chairman, was commenting on the views of several quarters that priority be given to efforts in controlling the COVID-19 outbreak and to the welfare of the people facing the current flood situation instead of political manoeuvring towards holding GE15 soon.
Prior to this, UMNO Information chief, Shahril Hamdan had reportedly said that the party's divisional delegates' meetings had urged that GE15 be held before the end of the first quarter of this year in order to obtain a new mandate from the people, but this should depend on the prevailing COVID-19 situation.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sun Jan 10 2021
Mahdzir said that the pandemic and the floods issues were now the priority to be resolved compared to GE15. - BERNAMA
10 Berita Pilihan - (18 Oktober 2024)
Antara pelbagai berita dalam dan luar negara yang disiarkan di Astro AWANI, berikut adalah yang paling menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari ini.
Belanjawan 2025: Cuepacs seru penjawat awam tingkat komitmen perbaiki sistem penyampaian
Penjawat awam diharap memberi komitmen penuh dalam memastikan iltizam kerajaan untuk menambah baik sistem penyampaian perkhidmatan awam kepada rakyat, dapat dilaksanakan dengan berkesan.
Kadar gaji minimum RM1,700 beri manfaat bagi pekerja dan majikan
Peningkatan kadar gaji minimum adalah usaha kerajaan untuk memastikan kebajikan pekerja terutama mereka yang berpendapatan rendah lebih terjamin.
Messi tidak tolak kemungkinan beraksi di Piala Dunia 2026
Messi menekankan bahawa dia lebih fokus untuk mengekalkan prestasi terbaiknya berbanding risau tentang pencapaian masa depan.
Jumlah mangsa banjir di tiga negeri meningkat malam ini
Di Perak, jumlah mangsa yang berlindung di 12 PPS meningkat kepada 1,587 orang berbanding 1,459 orang petang tadi.
Consider This: Budget 2025 (Part 1) — Balancing Progress & Prudence?
Budget 2025 was tabled in Dewan Rakyat today, and now the crucial evaluation begins. Does #Belanjawan2025 successfully balance progress and prudence? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Danial Rahman, CEO of Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI), and Doris Liew, Economist & Assistant Research Manager at IDEAS Malaysia's Public Finance Unit.
Dialog Anak Muda: Belanjawan 2025: Macam mana ok?
Rasionalisasi subsidi RON95, kadar baharu gaji minima dan pemerkasaan TVET antara tumpuan dalam pembentangan Belanjawan 2025. Analisis isu-isu ekonomi diteruskan dalam Dialog Anak Muda 8.30 malam ini.
AWANI Tonight: Belanjawan 2025: What are the hits and misses
Bait al-Amanah's Benedict Weerasena shares his thoughts on the hits and misses of Budget 2025, which sees an allocation of RM421 bil, a 3.3% increase from the previous year.
AWANI Tonight: Key highlights from Belanjawan 2025
Key highlights from Belanjawan 2025, which includes increased allocations for Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR), tax reliefs for first home buyers, and cash aid for singles, among other reforms.
PDRM pastikan insentif Belanjawan 2025 dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya - KPN
PDRM akan memastikan semua perkara yang diumumkan dalam Belanjawan 2025 untuk pasukan keselamatan itu, akan dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya.
Kesediaan hadir program di negeri pembangkang perlihat PM utamakan rakyat
Keterbukaan itu memperlihatkan sikap Perdana Menteri lebih mementingkan soal pembangunan dan kebajikan rakyat.
Bekas Speaker DUN Kedah meninggal dunia
Kesihatan bapanya merosot sejak dua minggu lepas dan dimasukkan ke sebuah pusat perubatan swasta sebelum dipindahkan ke HSB.
Azraai Khor berdedikasi, utamakan kebajikan pemain - Mahdzir
Allahyarham Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah yang membimbing pasukan bola sepak Kedah antara 2004 hingga 2009 disifatkan sebagai seorang yang berdedikasi.
PRN: BN Kedah akui kekalahan, terima keputusan rakyat - Mahdzir
Barisan Nasional (BN) Kedah akur dengan keputusan yang diperoleh pada Pilihan Raya Negeri ke-15 (PRN15) kali ini.
Mahdzir Khalid kalah di Pedu
Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Kedah Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid kalah di kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Pedu pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Kedah hari ini.
PRN: Pedu akan jadi hab pengeluaran getah asli, tarik minat pelabur - Tok Det
Mahdzir berhasrat untuk menjadikan Pedu sebagai lubuk pengeluaran hasil getah.
Rakyat digesa pilih pemimpin mampu tadbir - Mahdzir
Kemajuan negeri bergantung kepada hubungan yang baik antara kerajaan negeri dan Persekutuan.
PRN: Gelombang penolakan terhadap BN di Kedah sudah reda - Mahdzir
Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Kedah Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid berkata gelombang penolakan terhadap BN sewaktu Pilihan Raya Umum ke-15 (PRU15) lepas dilihat kini telah reda.
PRN: Mahdzir anggap diri calon 'underdog', mahu rampas kerusi Pedu
Situasinya kini hampir menyamai tahun 2004 apabila kembali bertanding di DUN Pedu dan berjaya merampas kerusi daripada wakil rakyat Pas.
Gabungan PH, BN lancar Manifesto Perpaduan Negeri Kedah
Manifesto itu adalah hasil himpunan pemikiran bersama pimpinan BN dan PH bertujuan memastikan masa depan lebih baik untuk rakyat Kedah.