The tenth Sarawak Election will be held on 16th April 2011. The election will elect total of 71 representatives for Sarawak State Assembly. This election has became the biggest in the state history, whereby 213 candidates are vying for 71 seats.
Election issue that the opposition has brought up was regarding the long tenure of Chief Minister Taib Mahmud and his refusal to resign and appoint a successor. The issue when in hand with they pointing out his alleged massing of a huge fortune while in office which has been reveal in numerous websites, especially the Sarawak Report. The theme for the election by opposition is 'Sarawak For Change'. They wanted change for corruption free state, they wanted people of Sarawak to choose for right person in order to battle for corruption. As disclosed by the disposition leaders, thousands heckles of land has been sold below price to the individuals who believed are linked to current state government leaders.
During the campaign, the opposition began painting the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition in a bad light by pointing to the impounding on Alkitab or Bahasa Malaysia bibles, saying that they were anti-Christian. The crowds turned out during the campaign are huge. More than 10 thousands turned up just to listen to the talk with a lot of supporting and clapping hands.
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