Fahmi: Govt takes note of survey findings, views it positively

The government takes note of the Merdeka Center’s survey on the one-year administration of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and views it from a positive angle - with efforts to address issues, including economic concerns, being taken.

Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the government acknowledges the findings of the survey, which he described as a “snapshot” of that particular period.

“As mentioned by the prime minister at the one-year celebration of the unity government in Putrajaya on Nov 23 - the government will focus on economic development, including improving people's income next year.

“Insyaallah, with the Madani Economy policy, the 2030 New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP), efforts to combat corruption and improve government administration, including facilitating business and investment, economic growth direction is on the right track,” he said in a statement.

Fahmi, who is the spokesperson for the unity government, was responding to media reports, citing Merdeka Centre’s survey, that Anwar’s personal approval ratings had slipped to 50 percent.

In his response yesterday, Anwar said he took note of the matter, adding that the findings were based on 1,200 respondents which was not reflective of Malaysia's 32 million population.

Meanwhile, senior political secretary to the prime minister, Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, said the survey does not reflect the overall views of Malaysians, but rather from only a group of respondents.

However, he said that in comparison, the approval ratings received by the prime minister were far more convincing than the previous governments, for example, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who polled 30 percent, and Muhyiddin Yassin’s ratings - which ranged between 30 and 40 percent.

“For me, after a year, if indeed this survey represents the entire population, we will make more efforts to ensure the majority of the people will be well taken care of by the government,” he said on Bernama TV’s “Ruang Bicara” programme yesterday.

- Bernama

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