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17 Dec 2016

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THE SURVEY
Malays prefer Mahathir.
Chinese prefer LimKit Siang.
Indians prefer Anwar.
All three races prefer Anwar.

LIM KIT SIANG
Interim PM: Wan Azizah (until release of Anwar)
Interim DPM: Muhyiddin

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PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Lim Kit Siang today praised the first four prime ministers of Malaysia, including Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the man who once had him locked up — just a day after he had proposed Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as the next PM.

It was reported that Lim proposed that PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail be made interim prime minister should the opposition capture Putrajaya in the next general election (GE14). The Malay Mail Online reported that he said this at an event in Penang last night.

Today, Lim followed up with a statement, saying it was a shame that Parliament and the Umno general assembly took part in the “grand deception and charade”, in reference to the 1MDB issue.

“This would not have happened under the first four prime ministers — Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussein Onn and Mahathir, who led the Federal Government in the first 46 years of the nation’s history.”

He said Tunku had actually worked with DAP for a more democratic, clean and responsible government, while Razak’s frugality and integrity was well known to all, as was Hussein’s commitment to fighting corruption.

“Mahathir’s opposition to the 1MDB scandal needs no introduction,” he said in a statement.

Malay Mail Online reported that Lim, who is Gelang Patah MP also proposed last night that PPBM president Muhyiddin Yassin be made interim deputy prime minister.

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A survey by Institut Darul Ehsan (IDE) found that Malays favour Dr Mahathir Mohamad making a comeback as prime minister, compared with PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.

According to the survey, 29 percent of Malays want Mahathir as prime minister while Anwar and Hadi tied for the second spot, with both receiving 25 percent respectively.

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin came in third among Malays at 13 percent, while DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang came in a distant fourth at one percent.

This was based on a survey of 1,761 respondents conducted from Aug 26 to early September.
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Among the Chinese community, Lim Kit Siang was the most popular candidate for prime minister, at 42 percent, followed by Anwar (32 percent), Mahathir (14 percent) Muhyiddin (nine percent) and Hadi (three percent).

As for the Indian community, the majority favoured Anwar at 40 percent, followed by Mahathir (33 percent), Muhyiddin (19 percent), Lim Kit Siang (nine percent) and Hadi (two percent).

However, when all races were taken into account, Anwar was still the top candidate.

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