Those who cannot accept Malaysia's first-past-the-post system should emigrate to practise their political beliefs elsewhere, newly appointed Home Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi said today. In his column in Utusan Malaysia, Zahid said the Pakatan Rakyat's claims of having won the 13th general election by popular vote were claims based on its interpretation of the list system, or single transferable vote. "These methods, as interpreted by the Opposition, are only used in countries where the head of state and ruling party are chosen in a proportionate representation electoral system where seats are won based on the number of votes received," he said. He added that Malaysia had inherited its first-past-the-post system from the UK. "Those who do not want to follow it can emigrate elsewhere to practise the list system, or single transferable vote system, used in republican nations. "If they are truly loyal citizens, they will accept the political and electoral system as enshrined in our Federal Constitution. They also have to admit the truth of defeat in the first-past-the-post system," he said.
Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor wants Malaysians to stop complaining over the skyrocketing price of properties. "If houses are expensive, then don't buy from the developer or else, don't grumble too much," he said, adding that everyone is bound by the simple rule of "willing buyer and willing seller". "If the houses developers are selling is expensive, then don't buy."
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Those who have no confidence in the country’s education system as outlined in the National Education Blueprint can send their children to study abroad, said Education Minister II Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. “If some people feel the system is not good and want to send their children overseas to study, the government cannot stop them. But the Ministry will work towards improving the country’s education system," said Idris after a forum in Shah Alam today. “We cannot please everyone. We have our own objectives and we will continue to implement them. It is not my own decision before we came up with this blueprint.
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