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Bersih’s ‘D’ grade highlights urgent need for reforms, say PH leaders
-20 Nov 2024, 11:24 PM
They say the electoral watchdog’s assessment cannot be dismissed and that reforms must be expedited.
Amanah Youth chief Hasbie Muda (left) said constructive criticism should be embraced, while PKR veteran Hassan Karim said the ‘D’ grade is an improvement from the ‘F’ by Bersih earlier this year.
PETALING JAYA: Several Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders believe that the “D” grade given by Bersih on the unity government’s performance should be taken seriously, with some calling for immediate reforms, as promised.
Amanah Youth chief Hasbie Muda said although the government might not fully agree with the assessment, he believes Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration is open to constructive criticism.
“Bersih’s evaluation cannot be dismissed. Positive feedback should be embraced and reforms must be expedited.
“Anwar has reiterated the government’s commitment to the reform agenda but intends to implement it gradually and in phases.
“However, I feel that the process needs to be accelerated, and the timeframe for implementation must be clarified,” he told FMT.
PKR veteran Hassan Karim noted that the unity government has shown improvement, having previously been graded “F” by the election watchdog several months ago.
“In my view, this is progress. Moving from an ‘F’ to a ‘D’ grade indicates an improvement of two levels. If the Anwar-led government focusses on improving the economy, it has a bright future in the next election.
“In two or three years, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Madani government’s performance could achieve an A- or even an A+,” the Pasir Gudang MP said.
“If Anwar prioritises tackling poverty and reducing income inequality through the right economic programmes, the unity government will gain broad support from the people,” he added.
Yesterday, Bersih graded the government a “D” for its performance in the two years since its formation and ranked Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the best prime minister since 2009.
Bersih chairman Faisal Abdul Aziz said the unity government’s grade reflected its limited progress in carrying out reforms as well as the gap between its rhetoric and action.
Earlier today, economy minister Rafizi Ramli said he welcomed views from any group, after Bersih’s “D” grade, adding that the people were entitled to their opinion on the performance of the unity government.
The Pandan MP said the unity government will remain focussed on balancing programmes that deal with the cost of living and economic growth, with structural reforms in the human rights and legal sectors.
Bersih’s ‘D’ grade highlights urgent need for reforms, say PH leaders
-20 Nov 2024, 11:24 PM
They say the electoral watchdog’s assessment cannot be dismissed and that reforms must be expedited.
Amanah Youth chief Hasbie Muda (left) said constructive criticism should be embraced, while PKR veteran Hassan Karim said the ‘D’ grade is an improvement from the ‘F’ by Bersih earlier this year.
PETALING JAYA: Several Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders believe that the “D” grade given by Bersih on the unity government’s performance should be taken seriously, with some calling for immediate reforms, as promised.
Amanah Youth chief Hasbie Muda said although the government might not fully agree with the assessment, he believes Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration is open to constructive criticism.
“Bersih’s evaluation cannot be dismissed. Positive feedback should be embraced and reforms must be expedited.
“Anwar has reiterated the government’s commitment to the reform agenda but intends to implement it gradually and in phases.
“However, I feel that the process needs to be accelerated, and the timeframe for implementation must be clarified,” he told FMT.
PKR veteran Hassan Karim noted that the unity government has shown improvement, having previously been graded “F” by the election watchdog several months ago.
“In my view, this is progress. Moving from an ‘F’ to a ‘D’ grade indicates an improvement of two levels. If the Anwar-led government focusses on improving the economy, it has a bright future in the next election.
“In two or three years, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Madani government’s performance could achieve an A- or even an A+,” the Pasir Gudang MP said.
“If Anwar prioritises tackling poverty and reducing income inequality through the right economic programmes, the unity government will gain broad support from the people,” he added.
Yesterday, Bersih graded the government a “D” for its performance in the two years since its formation and ranked Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the best prime minister since 2009.
Bersih chairman Faisal Abdul Aziz said the unity government’s grade reflected its limited progress in carrying out reforms as well as the gap between its rhetoric and action.
Earlier today, economy minister Rafizi Ramli said he welcomed views from any group, after Bersih’s “D” grade, adding that the people were entitled to their opinion on the performance of the unity government.
The Pandan MP said the unity government will remain focussed on balancing programmes that deal with the cost of living and economic growth, with structural reforms in the human rights and legal sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20, 2024: Electoral watchdog Bersih has ranked Ismail “Turtle Egg” Sabri as the best prime minister since 2009.
In his short reign, he did have the courage to uphold democracy and dissolve Parliament for the 15th General Election (GE15) in which he led Barisan Nasional (BN) to its biggest electoral defeat in history.
Perhaps, come the next GE16 which must be held in 2027, Ismail should be given the chance to lead Malaysia if the Anwar Ibrahim-led so-called Madani Unity Government (UG) continues to underperform and fails to deliver its electoral promises of reforms.
The UG has also failed miserably to stem out or keep a satisfactory effective and fair check on racial and religious bigotry.
After all, a friend retorted that Ismail did no wrong, except for eating a few turtle eggs!
This was how the conversation went:
> When I was a student in university, I was asked why so so critical towards BN. My answer is simple. Coz they are in power. DAP is just all talk. Now that we have seen PH (Pakatan Harapan) in power, I would voter for PN (Perikatan Nasional) and see what/how they behave when/if thery come to into power. PH is worse as they are doing exactly what they criticised in the past. The so called UG is just hungry for power.
> Me too. Vote for PN next and see what happens. You are right. Nothing to lose. Bersih says Ismail “Turtle Egg” Sabri is the best PM since 2009.
> Basically, he just ate a few turtle eggs. Is he eating money too???
> At least he is now trying to better himself by doing a PhD.
Coversation ends.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below two news reports on Bersih and an aide to Anwar giving lame excuses for the slow reforms even after two years in power with an overwheming majority in Parliament:
Malaysia
Bersih ranks Ismail Sabri as best PM since 2009
It ranked Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, when he led the PH government, in second spot, followed by Anwar, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Updated 3 hours ago · Published on 20 Nov 2024 3:12PM
Bersih chairman Faisal Abdul Aziz said the unity government’s grade reflected its limited progress in carrying out reforms as well as the gap between its rhetoric and action.- November 20, 2024
BERSIH has given the Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Madani government a grade “D” in its mid-term evaluation, attributing the poor performance to the coalition government’s failure to carry out significant institutional reforms.
The electoral watchdog also ranked Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the best prime minister since 2009.
Bersih chairman Faisal Abdul Aziz said the unity government’s grade reflected its limited progress in carrying out reforms as well as the gap between its rhetoric and action.
It ranked Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, when he led the PH government, in second spot, followed by Anwar, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
In its presentation of the 'government’s report card' Bersih said there has been no meaningful progress on key issues such as constituency malapportionment, gerrymandering, or the introduction of absentee voting for outstation voters, despite campaign promises to address these.
“The government also failed to initiate policies to ensure fair representation, leaving crucial electoral reforms unaddressed," said Faisal.
“The lack of significant reforms under Anwar is perplexing, particularly given that the unity government enjoys a strong parliamentary majority," he said.
However, Bersih recognised Anwar’s willingness to engage with civil society, saying he was the first sitting prime minister to hold an engagement with the group, which took place earlier this year.
“In our meeting with the prime minister, we urged Anwar to make efforts to deliver, with a clear timeline and adequate resources, a list of outstanding reform pledges.
“Nine months have passed since we met with the prime minister and there is still no urgency or seriousness in pursuing major electoral, institutional and civil liberty reforms.”
Bersih urged Anwar’s administration to enact several laws before the next nationwide polls, including the Parliamentary Services Act, Political Financing Act, Fixed Term Parliament Act, as well as a law on equal development funds for MPs
Meanwhile, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has welcomed views from all groups and stakeholders over the “D” grading from Bersih.
He said the people were entitled to their feedback on the performance of the Madani government, which has been in Putrajaya for almost two years. . - November 20, 2024
Citing PH1.0, Anwar’s aide says reforms can’t be rushed
-20 Nov 2024, 07:46 PM
Kamil Abdul Munim comes to the unity government’s defence after it received a ‘D’ grade from Bersih yesterday.
Kamil Abdul Munim said the government’s performance should be assessed as a whole through economic and other indicators, as well as growing investor confidence in the nation. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: A political secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has come to the unity government’s defence after electoral watchdog Bersih gave it a “D” grade yesterday, saying reforms cannot be rushed.
Kamil Abdul Munim said it cannot be emphasised enough how much the government has to learn from its past experience, referring to when Pakatan Harapan (PH) first came into power after the 2018 general election (GE14).
“Reforms must be done intelligently and not hurriedly. They also have to be done based on priority according to the context and current situation,” he said in a post on X today.
Kamil said reforms were an ongoing process and the government’s performance should be assessed as a whole through economic and other indicators, as well as growing investor confidence in the nation.
“These achievements would not have been possible without the good foundations and governance laid down by the government in a careful and intelligent manner,” he said.
Kamil said the prime minister and the government were always open to “responsible” viewpoints and criticism.
“(However), statements and grading schemes that ignore the facts and latest rankings will be seen as rather hasty and shallow,” he said.
Yesterday, Bersih chairman Faisal Abdul Aziz said the unity government’s “D” grade reflected its limited progress in carrying out reforms as well as the gap between its rhetoric and action.
“We believe that a post-election unity government should not be used as an excuse to abandon all reform promises made in the manifestos of Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional.
“This is especially so given the fact that there are four common major promises in both the BN and PH manifestos – which show they are in agreement – that have not been fully implemented,” he said.
The group had also ranked Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the best of the five prime ministers since 2009, placing Dr Mahathir Mohamad in second place followed by Anwar, Muhyiddin Yassin and Najib Razak.
Bersih’s report said reforms were pushed through by Ismail’s administration, including the allocation of equal development funds to the opposition, through a memorandum of understanding with PH.
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