Najib demands BN unity in ‘explosive’ speech
(Today Online) – Malaysian PM drives home importance of fielding ‘winnable’ candidates in coming polls
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday demanded complete co-operation from all the leaders from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, pointing out it would be “impossible” to please everyone when drawing up the party’s final candidates list.
The BN Chairman, in what leaders later described as an “explosive” speech ahead of the May 5 polls, repeated his message of unity to a hall of hundreds at the Putra World Trade Centre, reminding them that their most important goal is to form a strong government after Election 2013.
“I took the opportunity to tell them the few factors that we need to take into consideration in the division of seats and the identification of candidates, so that they understand that this is a complex and complicated process and we are unlikely to be able to fulfil the wishes of all or to satisfy every individual,” Mr Najib told a press conference here after the briefing.
“It is impossible for this to happen,” he firmly added.
Mr Najib and his close associates have kept the BN’s candidates list a guessing game among even the pact’s more senior leaders, believing that this strategy would help stop internal sabotage during the actual polls.
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