PUTRAJAYA: The Umno information machinery has outlined various strategies for the upcoming 13th general election (GE) with emphasis on three main objectives; to work for a Barisan Nasional victory with two-third majority, to recapture four opposition-ruled states and to increase its popularity vote.
Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said various aspects of strategies and objectives were discussed at the Enhancing Professionalism Retreat of the Information Welfare and Recreation Club in Melaka which ended early this week.
He said Umno had made thorough preparations for the 13th GE which covered more than just briefing sessions but also courses, workshops, papers presentations, pyschological sessions, virtual media initiatives, dialogue and information sessions and so on.
“All preparations have been made, some are being mobilised while planning is still being carried out until the polling day has been been announced,” he told a media conference at his office here.
On winning the two-third majority, Ahmad Maslan said he was confident it could be achieved as BN only needed to win a minimum of eight seats to its 140 seats it won in the 12th GE, to obtain the two-third majority from the 222 seats in the contest on condition that there were no quarters sabotaging the party.
He said he was confident that at least 20 seats controlled by the opposition coalition could be captured by BN with five from PAS, five from DAP and 10 from PKR.
Ahmad Maslan said in the 2008 GE, he saw voters in several states shifting their support due to promises made by Pakatan Rakyat, nonetheless after what had happened in the states administered by them, many voters were returning to BN.
He said in Selangor, they failed to fulfill various promises resulting in several parties making their demands in court.
“On BN’s side, nobody summoned us as we fulfill all our promises. Now they avoid talking about their previous GE promises,” he said. — Bernama
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