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PKR grassroots’ choice on May 24 - between fake reformists and real reformists
Anwar’s Abim-Umno-PKR fusion governance
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12, 2025: One wonders why PKR president Anwar Ibrahim is so sympathetic and supportive of the corrupt, racial and religious bigoted Umno that is being rejected by the rakyat dan negara (people and country).
Malaysia’s 10th Primer (PMX) Anwar even fears, condones and accepts criticisms and insults from the bigoted Umno youth chief Dr Akmal “Ham/I Am Malay First unpatriotic” Saleh.
Any rebuttal from Anwar when Akmal attacks him?
And, Umno is not even a coalition partner of Pakatan Harapan (PH).
It looks like the “Abim and Umno DNA” in Anwar is too strong for him to abandon Umno’s corrupt and politics of patronage.
He has even shown that he is more Umno than PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat), the party of reformists who fought fo0r 20 poliotical years to free him from prison and put him as prime minister.
Ask, why are the two Yang di-Pertua Negri (TYTs or Governors) in Sabah abd Penang from Umno?
Is there no one capable and suitable from PKR to appoint as TYT? Is there no one from the professionals or academics capable and suitable for the appointment of TYTs?
Where then is Anwar, a fake reformist, leading PKR to, politically?
Where is the logic or sage of embracing Umno, a party that has lost 75% support of Malaysians, leaving it with only 26 parliamentary seats in the 222-seat Parliament!
Instead of focusing on strengthening PKR and PH for the next general election (GE16) which is due in 2027, he is doing all he can to make Umno stronger!
This was what Prof Dr James Chin posted on Facebook:
James Chin
I suppose she has to say that because she is the information chief.
The reality is that UMNO is a very weak party compared to his recent past.
In 2004 Malaysian GE: 109 parliamentary seats.
2008: 79
2013: 88 Seats
2018: 54 seats
2022: 26 seats
In other words, in two decades, UMNO lost 75% of its parliament seats.
Moreover, 6 of the 26 seats from 2022 came from Sabah, so UMNO actually only won 20 seats in Malaya.
Of course it will be foolish to say UMNO cannot recover in next GE. But I am not sure you can recover that fast. Assuming you double your seats, its still just 52 seats.
Many younger Malays do not buy the “Malay Protector” product UMNO is selling. #justsaying #UMNO #Malaysia
Incumbent PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli said in his nationwide campaign trail that the party infighting could cost votes in GE16.
And, Rafizi, a party loyalist and reformist, is absolutely correct. And who started the infighting? Anwar did by pitting his daughter, Nurul Izzah, in a second bid to unseat Rafizi.
In 2022, Anwar backed Saifuddin Nasution in the deputy presidentia1 contest and lost by more than 16,000 votes!
What did Anwar do next? He appointed Saifuddin as party secretary-general and in the last general election (GE15), Malaysians rejected him and he lost his bid for a parliamentary seat.
What did Anwar do next? He appointed Saifuddin as a Senator and made him the backdoor Home Minister!
Is there no PKR MP who is capable and qualified to be a Home Minister?
So, on May 23, PKR grassroots will go to the party polls again, not only to elect their deputy president but decide the future of PKR and PH.
It is a choice between Rafizi’s Reformasi (Reformation) team or Anwar’s Reformati (Dead Reformation) and Umno’s politics of patronage, possibly leading to a political implosion for PKR and PH.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on what Rafizi is campaigning:
PKR infighting could cost votes at GE16, Rafizi warns
PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli says ‘we are still far from being confident that we will continue into Anwar Ibrahim’s second term (as prime minister)’.
Rafizi Ramli, who seeks re-election as PKR deputy president, speaking at a campaign event in Negeri Sembilan last night. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Rafizi Ramli has cautioned PKR that infighting could cause a loss of voter confidence, and affect the party’s chances at the next general election.
Rafizi, who seeks re-election as party deputy president, questioned the “noise and commotion” in the contest for leadership positions, when “even newly-elected division leaders are scrambling to launch big moves to oust the old guard in the party”.
Speaking at a campaign event in Negeri Sembilan last night, Rafizi said it would be pointless if PKR members chose leaders based on emotion, if those leaders “do not bring strength to the party, particularly when the general election (GE16) will be in two years”.
Rafizi, who is being challenged by vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar, said he was concerned that the infighting might affect PKR’s supporters who are fence-sitters in the general election.
He said if the “wrong methods” were used to secure positions in the party elections, the party could lose at the next general election. “We are still far from being confident that we will continue into Anwar Ibrahim’s second term,” he said.
Anwar, who is PRK president, is in his first term as prime minister after leading Pakatan Harapan (PH) into a coalition government after the 2022 general election.
At the campaign event, Rafizi presented charts and figures to illustrate the trend of Malay and Chinese voter support for PH.
Rafizi said history showed that “no party in the world, no matter how great, will remain in power forever” and pointed out that reform parties often lost power quickly and were unable to rise again. He attributed this to the “test of power” or Hiruk, the slogan of his campaign.
He said that for the next general election, PKR would need to secure at least 35% of the Malay votes to retain around 30 to 40 seats. “We’re not there yet. This month, we’re only at 27%,” he said.
He was worried that PKR would not achieve 35% by the next general election.
“If we don’t reach that 35%, no matter what we do, even if we hug and reconcile with the grassroots, we won’t win the election. That’s why I say there’s no need for all this noise and commotion,” Rafizi said.
PKR members will vote for the party’s central leadership on May 23.
Anwar is unopposed as party president, while there are 12 contestants for the four posts of vice-presidents, including the incumbents, federal ministers Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Chang Lih Kang and menteris besar Amirudin Shari and Aminuddin Harun.
Nik Nazmi, Chang, and Aminuddin were among those who spoke at last night’s event.
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