Survey by Merdeka Centre found only 19 % of Malays Want UMNO to be in Government Again

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Hanya 19 (%) peratus Melayu Mahu Umno Perintah

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Abdul Aziz Mustafa

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Hanya 19 peratus (%) dari responden MELAYU yang mahu Umno terus memimpin negara, lapor Malaysian Insider dalam berita bertajuk " Umno corrupt, says survey".

Kajian Merdeka Center itu dengan kerjasama Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia.

Dari 1,031 responden itu, 57 peratus adalah orang-orang Melayu, 31 peratus China and 12 peratus India berdasarkan tinjauan rawak.

Tinjauan pendapat itu juga jelas memperlihatkan imej Umno semakin buruk.

Dalam tinjauan Merdeka Centre yang dibuat ke atas 1,031 responden itu, prospek Umno di kalangan masyarakat Cina dan India jelas lebih buruk lagi.

• Hanya satu peratus responden berbangsa Cina dan tiga peratus responden berbangsa India yang mahu Umno terus memimpin negara.
  
  
• Lebih buruk lagi, TIADA ada seorang pun responden Cina yang percaya Umno akan melaksana dan menunaikan janjinya walaupun satu peratus di kalangan mereka yang menaruh harapan kepada Umno untuk membangunkan negara ini.
  
  
• 61 peratus (%) berpendapat rasuah adalah masalah Umno yang paling serius manakala 13 peratus peratus berpendapat masalah kedua Umno yang paling serius ialah kegagalan parti itu memahami masalah rakyat.

Mengulas pendedahan Pengerusi Lembaga Disiplin Umno, Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen yang mendedahkan bahawa pihaknya menerima 900 aduan yang sebahagiannya berkaitan dengan politik wang, Dr Mahathir berkata:

"Orang ramai tertunggu-tunggu untuk mendengar tentang siasatan dan tindakan yang diambil terhadap mereka yang terlibat.

Sekarang Mesyuarat Agong yang akan memilih ahli-ahli Majlis Tertinggi akan diadakan tidak lama lagi. Tetapi tidak ada apa-apa pun kedengaran berkenaan 900 aduan tersebut.

Apakah semua 900 aduan ini sudah didapati tidak berasas dan tidak ada salahlaku oleh sesiapa? Apakah pemilihan calon Majlis Tertinggi bersih seperti kain putih?"

Menurut Dr Mahathir, wakil-wakil ke perhimpunan agong Umno bulan ini "boleh disogok dan mereka boleh beri kemenangan kepada orang yang sogok mereka. Dr Mahathir mengingatkan, jika pada bulan Mac tahun lalu ramai rakyat termasuk juga ahli-ahli Umno yang kecewa telah mengundi parti lawan, dalam Pilihanraya Umum ke-13 mereka ini akan mengundi parti lawan sekali lagi jika mereka lihat Umno sudah diambilalih oleh perasuah.

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Many voters polled in a survey see UMNO, the country's biggest political party, as corrupt and out of touch with the ground.

The survey was conducted last month by independent pollster Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research.

Respondents comprised 57 per cent Malays, 31 per cent Chinese and 12 per cent Indians based on random sampling

The 1,031 respondents also felt that the views of ordinary Malaysians should be considered while picking leaders in internal Umno polls, going against the conventional political wisdom that the leaders are picked only by party members.

The survey showed that a year after the watershed general election that empowered the opposition, voters were clamouring for a bigger say in how the country's leaders were picked.

“This survey indicates the Malaysian public's keen interest in Umno's election. They also have strong views about the problems affecting the party while at the same time harbour high hopes that those elected... will be able to fulfil their wishes," Merdeka Centre chief Ibrahim Suffian said in a statement.

A total of 61 per cent of those polled viewed corruption as Umno's most serious problem, while 13 per cent said its second most serious problem was being “out of touch” with the public.

Voters were also worried UMNO had “weak leaders” and that it was a “weak manager of the economy”.

The poll showed that:

1. just 1 per cent of Chinese respondents hoped Umno would “continue to lead the country”.
   
   
2. Three per cent (3 %)of Indian respondents hoped the same for Umno.
   
   
3. Only 19 per cent of Malays wanted the party to continue leading the country.
   
   
4. 1 per cent of Chinese respondents said they had hope for Umno to develop the country, yet none expected Umno to “perform well and keep the promises”.
   
   
5. As for the qualities they desired in Umno leaders, 21 per cent of the respondents ranked “being just to the people” or being “close to the people” (11 per cent) as among the most important.

If voters were allowed to make their pick, Muhyiddin would be the outright winner.