PM says compulsory voting not practical
(fz.com) – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has ruled out introducing compulsory voting in the country but said automatic registration may be considered.
The prime minister said the government must study whether the proposal for a change in electoral rules and regulations are practical.
“We must determine whether the proposal is good or not. It must be looked in terms of practicality. I do not think compulsory voting can be implemented fairly.
“However, automatic registration can be considered,” he told the Dewan Rakyat during the question-and-answer session
Najib was replying to a supplementary question from BN’s Mersing MP Datuk Abd Latiff Ahmad that compulsory voting and automatic registration should be considered due to the high voter turnout during the recent general election.
Najib also responded to a supplementary question from DAP’s Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh on why the government was wary of the term “Malaysian spring”.
“The government is not scared with the term ‘Malaysian spring’. Like what I had emphasised earlier is that our action must be based on the Federal Constitution. This is the main point that I have stressed and that is we keep defending the Federal Constitution,” he said.
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