MELAKA: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob reiterated on Friday (Oct 14) that the people’s mandate is the powerful remedy to restore political stability and to form a strong, stable and respected government in the country after the 15th General Election (GE15).
The Prime Minister said the mandate has been returned to the people with the dissolution of the 14th Parliament on Monday (Oct 10) upon the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.
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"I’m confident that Malaysian families in Melaka will use their rights to elect a government capable of restoring political stability, reviving and strengthening the economy, and maintaining harmony and unity,” he said when launching the Melaka edition of the Malaysian Family Aspirations (AKM) Tour at the Melaka International Trade Centre in Ayer Keroh here Friday (Oct 14).
Also present were Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali, State Secretary Datuk Zaidi Johari and state executive councillors.
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Despite facing extraordinary challenges, Ismail Sabri, in his speech, also shared the success stories recorded over the past year, thanks to the cooperation of the Malaysian Family and the government's efficiency in governing the country.
He said during that period, Malaysia emerged as one of the countries in South-east Asia with the best economic performance after recording a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 8.9% in the second quarter of 2022 compared with 5% in the first quarter of 2022.
"Looking at the GDP in the second quarter, I’m confident that the country can achieve the GDP target of between 6.5% and 7% by the end of this year,” he said.
He said Malaysia has also been recognised as the 18th most peaceful country in the world out of 163 countries and second in Asia based on the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2022.
On the allegation that Malaysia is no longer a preferred destination for foreign investment, Ismail Sabri said it was baseless as the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia registered a net inflow of RM47.4bil in the first half of 2022. - Bernama
