KUALA LUMPUR: The Melaka election results reflect growing public support for Parti Wawasan Negara, with its president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin describing the outcome as a clear call for a change in leadership and the country’s direction.
Hamzah said the combined victory of Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional which secured 24 of the 28 seats contested, showed that voters wanted a change.
He described the outcome as a “people’s referendum” and claimed that Pakatan Harapan and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had been rejected by voters.
He also pointed out that PKR and Amanah had lost all the seats they contested.
“This is not a political coincidence, but an increasingly clear pattern of public rejection. The reality is that PH is not the government of choice of the people,” he said in a statement.
Hamzah said the trend had begun in Johor, continued in Negri Sembilan and was now reflected in Melaka.
He said Wawasan had strengthened its position as a national party with a Malaysian identity, adding that it had retained the Bemban state seat with a bigger majority.
The party had also put up a strong challenge in Kesidang, which he described as a DAP stronghold.
Hamzah said the results showed that inclusive politics based on values and a national agenda had a place among voters.
He cited the party’s victories in Gemas, Klawang and Sikamat in the recent Negri Sembilan state election as further evidence of its growing support.
“The struggle does not end in Melaka. The Blue Wave will be strengthened, the New National Consensus will continue to be championed and, with the people’s support, the next step is to bring change to Putrajaya,” he said.