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Maria explains why she is considering GE14 run

While she has yet to make a decision, Bersih chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah has underscored what led her to consider leaving civil society for partisan politics.

The seasoned activist explained that she saw politics as a “different strategy” to achieve the things she has been fighting for in the five years she has helmed electoral watchdog Bersih.

“Let’s look at it (joining politics) as a different strategy, we (at Bersih) have tried so many strategies - the courts, the streets, going to the Election Commission (EC) and knocking on the doors. These have worked at different levels.

“There are other strategies that we can also bring, so why don’t we combine these strategies?” she told the media after participating in a forum at Institut Darul Ehsan in Shah Alam today...

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