Whassup guys? The general election, as I mentioned, is getting nearer and nearer. We do not know when will our PM Najib announce the exact date, but one thing we can be very sure is that, the GE is not far away.
The BERSIH , now called Bersih 2.0, has announced that it will hold a 'Walk For Democracy' in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, July 9 at 2pm. They are aiming, again, 100,000 people to join. And PAS itself has confidence to attract 100,000 supporters. Woooh!
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| The rakyat turned streets of KL into a sea of yellow. |
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| More than 40,000 attended the Nov 10 Bersih rally. |
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| One of the largest public demonstrations in the country. |
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| FRU tear-gassed the public. |
Remember the first Bersih rally on November 10, 2007? The Nov 10 Bersih rally was the nation's largest public demonstration since 1998 Reformasi movement. The rally saw a massive turnout of 40,000 people (indeed more than 80,000 have turned out, including those participated simultaneously at other places in Klang Valley), turning the streets of Kuala Lumpur into a sea of yellow. And to add one interesting fact, the 2007 HINDRAF rally, held 2 weeks after the Nov 10 Bersih rally, was another large public street demonstration.
According to official Bersih
website, the Bersih's objective was to push for a thorough reform of the electoral process in Malaysia. Bersih wants to ensure Malaysians have access to genuine democratic elections. The BERSIH Nov 10 rally and 2007 HINDRAF rally have helped set the stage for the political tsunami in the March 08 GE. We will wait and see whether or not the BERSIH 2.0 will help setting the stage for another political tsunami in the coming GE.
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