The facts of the 12th general election have been recounted several times, but not the meaning of events of the socio-political drama that unfolded and burst into the public arena over the last six months, leading up to polling day.

On the ground, the election results are the outcome:

(i) the history of what the Barisan Nasional (BN) government has actually done for the people and this nation since independence,

(ii) political and campaign strategies of the individual parties or their coalitions,

(iii) systematic manipulation of the voting system and constituencies and lastly,

(iv) easy access to new information and communication technologies by all political contenders.