Bersih gives Putrajaya an 'F' for electoral reforms

Bersih has given Putrajaya an “F” for electoral reforms.

Its chairperson Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz said to date, the Anwar Ibrahim administration has not carried out any electoral reforms in the country.

“Sorry to say, but we have yet to see any electoral reforms. The government has failed to carry them out.

“So that’s my answer, an F,” Faisal told a forum on electoral reforms in Kuala Lumpur last night.

Also on the panel were Indera Mahkota MP Saifuddin Abdullah, former DAP MP Ong Kian Ming, and parliamentary affairs expert Maha Balakrishnan.

Bersih previously put forward 10 demands to Anwar’s government, during a meeting with the latter in February.

The demands included reforms to the appointment of the Election Commission chairperson and on redelineation.

The group said it would hold a mass Bersih 6 rally before the Madani government’s term comes to an end if its demands for reforms are not met.

Saifuddin, who is from Bersatu, echoed Faisal in giving an “F” to the government in carrying out electoral reforms.

Ong and Maha, meanwhile, gave an “E” to the Anwar government on the matter.

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