MELAKA: Bersatu has described the encouraging response from voters in the seven state constituencies it is contesting in the Melaka election as a positive sign ahead of polling day on Saturday.
Its president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the party’s campaign efforts had made good progress, judging by the encouraging turnout at its programmes in several constituencies since the campaign began.
He cited Pantai Kundor as an example, where a large crowd attended a campaign programme for Bersatu candidate Datin Seri Dr Asmah Ibrahim.
He hoped the support shown by voters throughout the campaign period would translate into votes on Nov 14.
“Based on our observations, the response from nearly half the voters in those areas (seven constituencies) has been very encouraging,” he told reporters after attending the Berjalan Untuk Perubahan programme in Pantai Puteri here today.
Also present were Bersatu secretary-general and Melaka election director Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Bersatu information chief Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz.
Muhyiddin said candidates for the seven seats were selected based on specific qualifications, with the party also explaining its objectives and reasons for contesting in the respective constituencies.
On a related matter, Muhyiddin urged voters living outside Melaka to return home to cast their ballots on polling day.
He said higher voter participation, including among those living outside the state, was important to ensure their democratic rights were exercised.