Politik kaum ditolak di AS wajar jadi pengajaran, kata PM
Anwar Ibrahim berkata kebencian perkauman membawa kemenangan Abdul El-Sayed sebagai anggota senat pertama beragama Islam.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim emphasized that the acceptance of politics not based on racial prejudice in the United States is a lesson to build a society that respects diversity. In Malaysia, he noted, political campaigns should not be based on racial sentiments, but should instead allow all segments to participate in the democratic process.
"They understand democracy, they dislike racial understanding... the loser (Republican presidential frontrunner) Donald Trump is the group that dislikes racial understanding... they are the ones who carry out racist campaigns, discriminate against religious minorities, and bring a new message. "Because if racial understanding rises, it will lose the Muslim community, the minority community," he said, according to Bernama, when speaking during the Malaysia Aspiration Journey Madani Melaka program at Taman Bukti Rambai, Melaka.
The U.S. midterm elections saw El-Sayed, who is also a Democratic Party candidate, win a Senate seat for Michigan, making history as the first Muslim elected to the Senate. Anwar said El-Sayed's victory also serves as a guide on how to reject racial prejudice can be a message of change in a country's political landscape brought by a representative of the people.
However, the prime minister said Malaysia does not need to emulate the U.S. political model as the country has its own unique identity as a multi-ethnic and prosperous nation.
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