00:00Actually, what should we do is to have only two parties.
00:07And you see in the UK, there is the Conservative and then Liberal, but now Labour.
00:17In the US, there's the Republican and the Democrat.
00:23Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called for Malaysia to adopt a two-party system
00:28to prevent a hung parliament.
00:30He said the current political landscape, characterised by fragmented parties and splinter groups,
00:35had weakened the ability of any single party to form a stable government.
00:40The sonic amno, which ruled the country for more than 70 years,
00:46became split into five parties, five very weak parties.
00:53When you split a party into five, the support would be also split into five
01:02and none of the five, none of them would be big enough to win a majority.
01:10Mahathir said the last general election had highlighted the dangers of such fragmentation,
01:14with no single party able to secure a clear mandate from the voters.
01:19He said moving towards a two-party system was essential to ensure a stable government
01:24that reflects the will of the people.
01:27Natasha Bust, FMT News.
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