Group to ‘profile’ MPs to educate voters ahead of GE15

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KUALA LUMPUR: A coalition of more than 20 NGOs plans to release the “profiles” of MPs before the upcoming elections (GE15) to allow voters to make more informed decisions about the candidates.

At a press conference here today, Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) executive council member Jeffrey Phang said specialised software would be used to create the profiles, which could be accessed online and would include their personal details and news articles related to them.

Phang said news articles featuring current MPs would be included in their profile so as to provide the public with a record of the politicians’ previous statements, which he said would be useful when voters go to the ballot box.

The candidates would also be asked for their stance on policies in the Manifesto Rakyat, a compilation of policy recommendations that was launched today.

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