By : FMT STAFF
KOTA KINABALU: Civil society
group, Demokrasi Sabah (Desah), will hold a public forum next month in
anticipation of the impending general election and the expectations of voters.
Titled “Malaysian Voters –
What we expect from the incoming government”, the forum will focus on youth,
economy, native issues and the environment.
In a statement issued
yesterday, the organising committee said the forum is tentatively set to take
place on Feb 17 at the Star City Conference Centre and will be moderated by
former Sabah state secretary Simon Sipaun who is the chairman of Desah.
The forum will be different
in that leaders and representatives of all political parties in the Barisan
Nasional coalition as well as the opposition will attend but will not be
speaking.
The speakers will all be
members of the public. The party representatives will instead be asked to
answer queries from the public or give explanations on issues.
The forum is open to all
citizens and seating will be on a first-come first-served basis.
Desah was formed last year
to campaign for and encourage one-to-one contests in the coming general
election. It has organised several debates between parties with the aim of
reaching consensus on one-to-one contests.
This forum may be the last
of its efforts to help communicate the desires and aspirations of citizens to
political leaders.
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