PUTRAJAYA: Criticism and lower popularity is only to be expected when Pakatan Harapan went from being the opposition to the government, said the Prime Minister.
Unfazed by the drop in approval ratings for himself and the coalition in a survey by Merdeka Centre, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad instead vowed to see the government carry out its plans for the country and the people.“When you are in the opposition, all you do is criticise . You do nothing so there is nothing to be criticised,” he said when asked about the latest findings by the opinion research outfit.
On whether the Merdeka results would be a bellwether for the 15th General Election, the Prime Minister said it was still far ahead. The survey results released last week found that the approval rating for Dr Mahathir as Prime Minister had fallen to 46% from a high of 71% in August last year.A total of 1,204 registered voters were polled from March 5 to 11.
He said that among civil servants, the government’s anti-graft fight resulted in them losing “extra income”.
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