EC: Merdeka Center poll not reflective of all Malaysians – By Anisah Shukry
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 27-May-2012 — The Election Commission (EC) today dismissed as trivial the findings of a survey showing that nearly half the electorate distrust the country’s polls process, saying the sample size used was “too small and random” to represent all Malaysians. The survey, announced on Friday by independent pollster Merdeka […]
Half of Voters Do Not Trust KL Poll System – By Carolyn Hong – Straits Times
Jakarta Globe | Kuala Lumpur, 26-May-2012 – Almost half of Malaysian voters polled recently said they did not trust the country’s election system, and believed the electoral roll had dubious voters on it. An overwhelming majority of respondents — 92 percent — support cleaning up the electoral register before elections, expected within months. The survey […]
Malaysians want electoral roll cleaned up: poll
MSN Philippines News | 25-May-2012 – An overwhelming majority of Malaysians support cleaning up the country’s electoral register, one of the key demands of a movement for free and fair elections, an opinion poll said Friday. A rally by tens of thousands of people on April 28 piled pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak to […]
92% of voters want electoral roll to be cleaned up before GE-13 is held – Written by Merdeka Center for Opinion Research
Malaysia Chronicle | BANGI, 25-May-2012 – A survey among voters in Peninsula Malaysia found that nearly all – 92% of voters want the electoral roll to be cleaned up before elections are held. This sentiment comes on the back of the survey which found only 44% of the respondents expressed confidence that the election process […]
Malaysians want electoral roll cleaned up: poll
MSN Philippines News | 25-May-2012 – A rally by tens of thousands of people on April 28 piled pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak to undertake major reform of the electoral system before he calls widely expected polls. The current system is biased in favour of his ruling coalition, critics say. Authorities had banned the […]
88pc of urban Sabahans want RCI on illegal immigrants, survey finds – By Shannon Teoh
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 15-May-2012 — Seven out of every eight urban Sabahans want a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the illegal immigrant problem in the state, which Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders there insist must be held before upcoming elections, according to a recent poll.Independent pollsters Merdeka Center found that 88 per […]
Najib’s approval rating up to 69pc – By Shannon Teoh
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 09-Mar-2012 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s approval rating has surged by 10 percentage points to 69 per cent on the back of an improving economy and the cash handout of RM500 to low-income earners under the Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M), according to a recent poll. Pollsters Merdeka […]
Support for Malaysia’s Najib jumps ahead of election
Reuters India | (Reuters), 09-Mar-2012 – Malaysians’ approval of Prime Minister Najib Razak jumped in recent months, an opinion poll released on Friday showed, putting him on a firm footing ahead of national elections that are expected to be called within months. Support for Najib rose to 69 percent in February from 59 percent last […]
Najib says would debate with ‘responsible’ leaders – By Clara Chooi
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 05-Mar-2012 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak expressed today his readiness to participate in a debate but stressed his opponent must be “reasonable” and not prone to raising “conspiracy theories” to win an argument. The prime minister reminded that the country’s diversity could easily be turned into a “fatal weakness” […]
Voters want Najib-Anwar debate, survey shows – By Shannon Teoh
The Malaysian Insider | KUALA LUMPUR, 05-Mar-2012 — Most voters in peninsular Malaysia want to see regular debates between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and political rival Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, according to a recent poll. Pollsters Merdeka Center found that 54 per cent of voters want the prime minister and opposition leader to go toe-to-toe, […]