"During a meeting here (Jakarta) in April, Anwar had asked me to convey a message to Najib that he should allow a peaceful transition of rule. It was Anwar himself who came to me to talk about commitment. Hence, he should also fulfil his commitment. Commitment is not only the responsibility of one party."

(The Kuala Lumpur Post) - Former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla has told Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to concede the fact that he had lost in the 13th General election and “move on” for the sake of Malaysia’s political and economic stability.

(Sinar Harian) - Pembantu khas kepada Penolong Setiausaha Publisiti DAP, Zairil Khir Johari (gambar) dipukul ketika mengadakan "candlelight vigil" bagi memberi sokongan kepada aktivis mahasiswa, Adam Adli Abdul Halim, malam tadi.

Unlike the parties graciously accepting the results in the Philippines, the coin toss if used here could invite disastrous consequences.

By Syed Nadzri Syed Harun, FMT

Coming just after a blistering general election in this country, the story about how the toss of a coin settled a dead-heat vote in the Philippines was simply amusing.

Umno is also dominant in Kelantan, acquiring 49.8% of the total votes as opposed to PAS' 41.1%, says a survey conducted by a Malay daily.

Alyaa Azhar, FMT

Umno remains the most dominant political party in almost all states including Kelantan, with the exception of Selangor, Penang and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, according to Malay daily Sinar Harian’s post-13th general election (GE13) survey.

(The Star) - MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has accepted the apology by Astro AEC host Gan Jiang Han who posted a message that a blackout had allegedly occurred in Bentong that led to the Barisan Nasional winning the parliamentary seat in the May 5 polls.

(Bernama) - The identities of three opposition leaders, who were said to be behind the Lahad Datu armed incursion, will not be divulged to avoid prejudice when the case is brought to court, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

(The Star) - Organisers of a planned rally here said some 48 non-governmental organisations and civil society bodies are expected to take part in the gathering on Saturday.

(The Star) - Kampung Tunku DAP assemblyman Lau Weng San has lodged a police report over an alleged offensive and seditious posting in the Sayangi Selangor Facebook fan page.

Can you see that long before the 2008/2013 Tsunami, the Malays and Chinese of Kuala Terengganu already set aside their racial/political differences and supported the candidate rather than the race or party? The Chinese supported and worked/campaigned for an Islamist from PAS while the Malays supported and worked/campaigned for a ‘kafir’ from MCA.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

You can see the Malay swing in 1946. Then they swung back and took another swing in 1959. Then they swung back and took another swing in 1969. Then they swung back and took another swing in 1990. Then there was another swing in 1999 after swinging back in 1995 (and then swung back in 2004). In 2008, we saw another swing and a slight swing back this time around in 2013. Will the Malay ‘pattern’ prove true and will we see yet a bigger and maybe a ‘terminal swing’ (for Barisan Nasional, that is) in the 2018 general election?

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Who are the leaders in BN? They are ordinary human beings that were made leaders by the same citizens that are shouting for Ubah now. We elected them, then put them up on altars and bribed them, corrupted their minds with all kinds of gifts, we made them multimillionaires, and we gave them luxury vehicles, money for luxury bungalows, all paid holidays, jewellery and many many more. After doing all these crappy things we want to change the government. What assurances that when PR comes to power we will not repeat the same thing?

M. Gunasekar

1³ : 1 x 1 x 1 = 1 

The Father is God above us, the Son is God beside us, and the Spirit is God within us. 

Douglas Jacoby

Of all the kernels of facts about the elections, we know that along with rural voters, a higher proportion of females also leaned heavily towards BN. 

Thus far, relatively large rallies - in the tens of thousands - not only in PR strongholds such as in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, but also in BN controlled states such as Johor and Negeri Sembilan - suggest that the opposition remains focused and agitated about making sure the issue of electoral fraud does not become a mere footnote.

Sunil Kukreja, Asia Sentinel 

PAS and Indonesia’s PKS ponder their political future in the wake of new challenges ahead. In the case of PAS, will it make up for its failure in Kedah and Kelantan? 

Karim Raslan, The Star 

The content of these reports are politicised, speculative, reliant on half-truths and clearly not definitive. Grand allegations, especially made at politically opportune moments, need to be supported by concrete sources with definitive evidence. 

Shen Yee Aun 

Evidently, even the focus on small cases has patently failed. Bribery can commonly be seen in the streets of Kuala Lumpur, the country’s capital, as when drivers pay off policemen when pulled over for allegedly speeding or running a red light.

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University 

(FMT) - MIC will face a risk of being de-registered simply because G Palanivel’s position as the president is illegitimate.  

The MIC constitution does not give the party's Central Working Committee arbitrary powers to prolong the term of president as long as the president wishes.

Meena Lakshana, fz.com

PKR's Dr Xavier Jayakumar and Elizabeth Wong have accepted the possibility that they may not been reappointed to the Selangor state executive council.

A prominent PKR member also says that the deputy president has set a bad precedent by washing party's dirty linen in public

B Nantha Kumar, FMT

A prominent PKR grassroots member today called on party deputy president Azmin Ali to apologise to Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismal for initiating baseless attacks against the party president.

Anizah Shukry, FMT

Malaysians must boycott the “pesta kegilaan” (festival of madness) by the opposition over claims of electoral fraud and accept that Barisan Nasional won the 13th general election.

(Bernama) - The government would not be issuing warnings anymore but would act tough against individuals whose extreme actions would only disrupt public order, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today.

Robert Phang says the anti-graft watchdog must now monitor the new minister’s performance.

Alyaa Azhar, FMT

Paul Low violated Transparency International’s code of ethics when he accepted his appointment as a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, former MACC advisor Robert Phang said today.

At first Chua sneered at Lim Keat Siang’s announcement to contest in Gelang Patah and said that Lim was ‘dreaming’. It would later turn out that Lim’s ‘dream’ had come true. We all witnessed how energetic and enthusiastic Lim could be even he is already in his seventies. He fought with such zeal over the past month, he travelled north and south for thousands of miles and he kept his morale high to the last minute. It was not by luck that DAP emerged a winner, for Lim had been giving out ceramah not only in his constituency but all over Malaysia.

By Xing Yue Zhen邢月珍 @ nanyang.com

It’s OK. We are brought up that way. 

S. Narayanan

(NST) - Former Indonesian president Jusuf Kalla has expressed disappointment with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, whom he said had rejected his defeat  and any form of reconciliation with his rivals in Barisan Nasional.

RIMANEWS -- Anwar Ibrahim, pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat yang merupakan partai oposisi di Malaysia, membuat Mantan Wakil Presiden RI periode 2004-2009 Jusuf Kalla (JK) kecewa dengan sikap yang ditunjukkan sahabatnya dalam menyikapi hasil pemilu disana.

(Agenda Daily) - SPR menyelar Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sebagai Raja Fitnah apabila mendakwa 500,000 undi awal anggota pasukan keselamatan dimanipulasi pada PRU13 kerana jumlah sebenar pengundi berdaftar untuk kategori itu, cuma kira-kira 230,000.

Anis Nazri, Harakah Daily

PAS Selangor akan menerima apa sahaja keputusan yang diperkenan Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah berhubung senarai exco negeri itu.

Tiada keputusan dicapai dalam mesyuarat itu kerana kuasa penentu berada di tangan Sultan Selangor, kata Khalid Samad. 

(Fmt) - Timbalan Pengerusi DAP Selangor, Tony Pua terlupa bahawa terdapat dua pilihan dalam isu senarai Ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (Exco) yang diumumkan Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim hingga menimbulkan salah faham.