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PETALING JAYA - The flags of various political parties are alreadyup never mind that Malaysians have no idea when the generalelection will be held. It is still a guessing game but the consensus is that the electionsare very near. Hence, the start of the flag war. The parties on both sides of the political divide have been flyingtheir flags in all parts of the country, in both rural and urbanareas, including the Kuala Lumpur city centre. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak fuelled speculation whilekeeping his options open at the mammoth Umno gathering at NationalStadium in Bukit Jalil on Friday. He told the 100,000 assembled that he felt like seeking an audiencewith the King to call for polls and wanted to know if they wereready for the polls in June. When they roared their approval, heteasingly asked: What about next year? Both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat campaigners believe thegeneral election is near, although they argue whether the pollswould be in June, July or September. PKR and PAS are of the opinion that the elections will be heldbetween June and the beginning of Ramadan, which is July 21. Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, on the other hand,said he would call for polls after Hari Raya if he were still primeminister. Some Barisan members cast the net wider, saying the election willbe held within the next 100 days. On Sunday, Sabah and Sarawak politicians urged the Prime Ministerand Barisan chairman not to hold the polls in June, saying theywould still be busy celebrating their traditional festivals ofPesta Kaamatan in Sabah and Gawai Dayak in Sarawak. For the record, the country has never held a general election inJune. Some quarters rule out a June election because Parliament will bein session from June 11 to 28, but Dewan Rakyat Deputy SpeakerDatuk Ronald Kiandee pointed out that Parliament may be dissolvedeven while in session, as was done for the 1999 general election. The Election Commission said the Prime Minister has the prerogativeto ask the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to dissolve Parliament any timebefore April 24, 2013 when its term expires. PKR vice-president Tian Chua described the speculation over theelection date as "ridiculous and tiring", and added: "The PrimeMinister would do everyone a great favour if he were to make knownthe election date now." PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali believes the elections havenot been called because the Prime Minister was aware that Pakatanwould not dissolve the Selangor state assembly if polls were to beheld now. Barisan secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor said thecomponent parties should be ready for the elections at any time. An Indian numerologist, meanwhile, said June and July were "notgood months" for someone like Najib who is partial to the number11. According to him, April 2013 would be the best time for him tocall for polls. I am an expert from puffy-stickers.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Foam Glitter Stickers , EVA Stickers, Googly Eyes Stickers,and more.
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