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27-11-2015, 11:10 PM
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No party should rule forever, Dr Mahathir says
KUALA LUMPUR — No party should rule forever, former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today (Nov 27(, adding that the opposition played an important role to ensure the government of the day did not abuse its power.
In his keynote address at the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2015, Malaysia’s longest serving prime minister said it was good for a country to have just two political parties, adding that otherwise, the people would be divided and no party would enjoy a majority.
“When forming a coalition, the bigger the better.
“This is because when one party pulls out, a big coalition would still have a majority and survive.
“The opposition plays a very important role but if it is too small, it will not be effective to ensure the government does not abuse its power.
“No party should rule forever,” he told an audience of international Muslim delegates at the event which was held in a hotel in Kuala Lumpur today.
Qualifying that he was speaking in the context of Muslim countries all over the world, Dr Mahathir added that many Muslim governments failed to give their country and people stability and prosperity.
Instead, he said Muslims have become associated with terror.
“All these are due to our failure to practise the teachings of Islam, where Islam promotes brotherhood, but we fight each other instead.
“Even if we adopt democratic governance, failure to adhere to the teachings of Islam can make us fail.
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No party should rule forever, Dr Mahathir says
KUALA LUMPUR — No party should rule forever, former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today (Nov 27(, adding that the opposition played an important role to ensure the government of the day did not abuse its power.
In his keynote address at the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2015, Malaysia’s longest serving prime minister said it was good for a country to have just two political parties, adding that otherwise, the people would be divided and no party would enjoy a majority.
“When forming a coalition, the bigger the better.
“This is because when one party pulls out, a big coalition would still have a majority and survive.
“The opposition plays a very important role but if it is too small, it will not be effective to ensure the government does not abuse its power.
“No party should rule forever,” he told an audience of international Muslim delegates at the event which was held in a hotel in Kuala Lumpur today.
Qualifying that he was speaking in the context of Muslim countries all over the world, Dr Mahathir added that many Muslim governments failed to give their country and people stability and prosperity.
Instead, he said Muslims have become associated with terror.
“All these are due to our failure to practise the teachings of Islam, where Islam promotes brotherhood, but we fight each other instead.
“Even if we adopt democratic governance, failure to adhere to the teachings of Islam can make us fail.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?220732-FAP-cannot-rule-forever&goto=newpost).