I’m in for a tough fight, says Mas Ermieyati
Former Masjid Tanah MP Mas Ermieyati Samsudin thought her political career was over after she quit Umno in 2018 to join Bersatu.
MASJID TANAH: Perikatan Nasional candidate Mas Ermieyati Samsudin acknowledges that it will be tough for her to retain the Masjid Tanah parliamentary seat but is hoping that voters recognise her commitment to her constituents.
“I know it won’t be easy to retain the seat,” she said in an allusion to Barisan Nasional’s apparent popularity in Melaka.
Her candour in the interview with FMT was rare. “If the people still need my services,” she said, “they can give me another chance. If they do not feel I am good or qualified and want a change, that’s up to them.
“But I am committed to Masjid Tanah.”
Mas Ermieyati is in a four-cornered fight against BN, Muda and Gerakan Tanah Air.
She admitted that she thought her political career was over after she quit Umno in 2018 to join Bersatu. This was because Masjid Tanah was seen as an Umno stronghold.
She also said she expected to be soundly beaten in the Melaka state election last November when she stood against Melaka BN chief Ab Rauf Yusoh in the Tanjung Bidara contest.
However, she lost by less than 400 votes, receiving 3,195 against Rauf’s 3,559.
In that contest, she was considered an outsider. “Tanjung Bidara is not my hometown,” she said. “I am from Ayer Limau. When I was sent there, I thought I would lose badly, but Umno won by only a small margin.”
She said BN’s big win in the Melaka state polls did not necessarily mean that it could pull off a victory in GE15.
“We have learned from our mistakes,” she said. “We’ve improved. PN is ready for this election. If we felt BN would win big again, we would not be contesting.”
In the last general election, Mas Ermieyati, then still an Umno member, won Masjid Tanah with a vote majority of more than 8,000. Her rivals were candidates from Pakatan Harapan and PAS.
MASJID TANAH: Perikatan Nasional candidate Mas Ermieyati Samsudin acknowledges that it will be tough for her to retain the Masjid Tanah parliamentary seat but is hoping that voters recognise her commitment to her constituents.
“I know it won’t be easy to retain the seat,” she said in an allusion to Barisan Nasional’s apparent popularity in Melaka.
Her candour in the interview with FMT was rare. “If the people still need my services,” she said, “they can give me another chance. If they do not feel I am good or qualified and want a change, that’s up to them.
“But I am committed to Masjid Tanah.”
Mas Ermieyati is in a four-cornered fight against BN, Muda and Gerakan Tanah Air.
She admitted that she thought her political career was over after she quit Umno in 2018 to join Bersatu. This was because Masjid Tanah was seen as an Umno stronghold.
She also said she expected to be soundly beaten in the Melaka state election last November when she stood against Melaka BN chief Ab Rauf Yusoh in the Tanjung Bidara contest.
However, she lost by less than 400 votes, receiving 3,195 against Rauf’s 3,559.
In that contest, she was considered an outsider. “Tanjung Bidara is not my hometown,” she said. “I am from Ayer Limau. When I was sent there, I thought I would lose badly, but Umno won by only a small margin.”
She said BN’s big win in the Melaka state polls did not necessarily mean that it could pull off a victory in GE15.
“We have learned from our mistakes,” she said. “We’ve improved. PN is ready for this election. If we felt BN would win big again, we would not be contesting.”
In the last general election, Mas Ermieyati, then still an Umno member, won Masjid Tanah with a vote majority of more than 8,000. Her rivals were candidates from Pakatan Harapan and PAS.
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