BN can win GE battle with money splash, says Dr Ling

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 Barisan Nasional (BN) could win the ubiquitous elections since of rare spending upon the public, Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik told Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily in an talk published today.

I consider BN can still win, since the supervision is spending income uninterrupted underneath different names, as well as this has never happened before, he told Sin Chew in an exclusive interview.

Recently, the supervision has been spending heavily upon assorted schemes to aid the public, including book vouchers for students as well as Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M).

A new poll showed which the budding ministers approval rating has surged by 10 per centage points to 69 per cent upon the back of an improving economy as well as the money handouts of RM500 to low-income households underneath BR1M.

Pollsters Merdeka Centre found which the budding ministers await was top among households earning less than RM1,500 the month during 78 per cent, with four-fifths of Indians as well as 74 per cent of Malays additionally giving Najib the thumbs up.

However Dr Ling (picture) thinks which the effect of the BR1M aid upon electorate has long faded.

The former MCA president acknowledged the notice which Chinese electorate did not perspective BN favourably.

Generally speaking, Chinese are not great towards BN, though in Perlis there is no alternative preference (besides BN), (BN) may additionally miss await in Johor, though not to the point of losing, he was quoted as saying by Sin Chew.

Dr Ling said, however, which the failure to keep the supermajority in Parliament would not be the big problem, as he found nothing wrong with the publics enterprise for change.

A lot of things will change, the past e.g. (March 2008) proved which things softened when there was the change, whats the complaint (with change)?

I consid! er BN kn ows what kind of formula they will face, they know this is the really hard battle, he said, stressing which this time the ubiquitous elections is really hard as well as formidable for BN.