Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), The UK’s largest Muslim organisation-Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has congratulated the British Muslim community for taking part in the Thursday’s national polls and said this election has proven to be a milestone for them as they have confounded critics to take part in democratic culture in even greater numbers.Throughout the duration of the election campaign, MCB’s affiliates organised a number of hustings and meetings to scrutinise their candidates. MCB’s successful campaign persuaded many first-time voters to take part.
“It would seem that these elections have ushered in the age of the discerning British Muslim voter. No party and no candidate can take the Muslim vote for granted. Our issues have been both diverse and common, whilst we have conceivably voted on our own set of priorities for the common good of the nation”, MCB said in a statement.
It congratulated many British Muslims who have been elected or re-elected including for the first time in British history, three Muslim women.
“This election is, moreover, groundbreaking as we welcome two Muslim MPs from the Conservative Party for the first time. We hope they serve all of their constituents well and are role models for Muslim communities everywhere”.
MCB Secretary-General Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari said:At this stage, it is time we applaud all those who have won seats, and commiserate with those who were not as successful. Yet with such large turnouts reported, this is a success for all of us and our democratic culture.
“I also congratulate Mr David Cameron for gaining the highest number of seats. It would seem that all of our leaders now have the heavy responsibility of forming a stable and strong government and leading the country.”
“It is time to also to reflect on the message from the electorate.
With no decisive result, we hope our leaders will use this opportunity to change and revitalise our politics. We pray that our leaders make wise choices in the formation of a new government for the national interest.
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