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Promise 17: Ensure transparency and robustness of our election

system

We need a free and fair electoral system to ensure the people have

trust in our democratic processes. Pakatan Harapan are aware that there
are many concerns about the integrity of our electoral system. The Pakatan

Harapan Government will take firm actions to restore the trust of the people

in our elections.

The Pakatan Harapan Government will free the Election Commission from

the grips of the Prime Minister and other politicians by placing the Election
Commission fully under Parliamentary monitoring.

A quota will be established to ensure that civil society representatives
become members of the Election Commission of Malaysia.

Appointment of members of the Election Commission will be through the
process of approval by the Parliament.

A Special Committee will be formed under the Deputy Prime Minister to
work with civil society in creating and publishing a guideline for a Caretaker

Government. This will be expedited to ensure there is no abuse of
government assets in GE15.

The proposals mooted by the Select Committee on Improvements to the
Electoral Processes, BERSIH, as well as the GE13 election observation

report by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) will be

used as references to improve our electoral system. This includes the need
to clean up the electoral roll, improve postal voting, providing a minimum of

21 days for campaign period, provide fair access to the media for all
competing parties, and provide accreditation and training early to the

independent observers.

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