Melaka polls: Adly appeals to early voters to back PH's aspirations

MELAKA: Pakatan Harapan is appealing to early voters in the Melaka election to support its aspirations and policy direction.

Melaka PH chairman Datuk Seri Adly Zahari said the coalition had engaged early voters since the start of the campaign to explain its direction and policies, including its efforts to drive the country forward.

He said early voters, many of whom were affected by policies implemented by the federal government, could assess the administration's initiatives, including the long-awaited salary increase for civil servants.

"The federal government under the Prime Minister has delivered on promises that had been delayed for a long time, including the salary increase," he said at PH's daily press conference at the coalition's main operations room here today.

Adly said the country's economic stability following the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the strengthening of the ringgit, were also among the matters highlighted to voters.

He said PH hoped early voters would recognise the government's efforts and support the continuation of policies aimed at ensuring Malaysia remained economically stable while upholding integrity, transparency and good governance.

"We hope early voters will appreciate what has been done and cast their ballots in support of continuing these policies so that Malaysia can become not only a stable country with a strong economy, but also one that upholds integrity, transparency and good governance," he said.

On PH's campaign in the second week of the election, Adly said the coalition was also focusing on addressing bureaucratic hurdles through greater use of technology to make dealings between the public and government agencies easier.

He said technological advancements could accelerate administrative processes and make government services more accessible to the people.

"We are offering the people of Melaka an alternative by providing solutions for the future, particularly in addressing bureaucratic issues," he said.

Adly said bureaucratic hurdles needed to be addressed more effectively as the people's needs extended beyond welfare assistance to include economic opportunities and other avenues to improve their standard of living.

He added that PH had made preparations for tomorrow's early voting, including conducting several training sessions for its election machinery, and hoped the process would proceed smoothly.

According to the Election Commission, a total of 687,697 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in the Melaka election, comprising 675,166 ordinary voters, 9,769 military personnel and their spouses, and 2,762 police personnel.

PH is contesting 24 state seats in the election, with 10 candidates from PKR, seven from DAP and seven from Amanah.