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KUALA LUMPUR, May 26, 2025: Lets call a spade a spade and not be cowed into insincere or boot-licking comments and analysis just because it is about the prime minister of Malaysia.
The just concluded PKR elections is all about party president Anwar Ibrahim, his family’s grip on PKR and his real political agenda.
Isn’t it clear that the “Abim and Umno DNA” in Anwar is too overwhelming for him to discard the politics of nepotism and patronage ala Umno-style?
Into his third year in office as prime minister, has Anwar delivered any significant reforms promised in the last general election (GE15)?
On fighting corruption, the Madani Unity Government (UG) has, instead, supported Malaysia’s biggest and unrepentant kleptocrat, the disgraced and shameless former prime minister Najib “1MDB” Razak.
On reforms for the rakyat dan negara (people and country), racial and religious bigotry is worsening and threatening national unity and harmony because UG is doing nothing to stop the significant bigots led by the likes of Umno youth chief Dr Akmal “Ham/I Am Malay First unpatriotic” Saleh.
Reformasi (Reformation) can take the back seat in PKR as long as Anwar is party president and prime minister.
Another damning image posted on Facebook.
Anwar engineered the PKR central elections successfully to rid the party of Reformasi reformists by pitting his daughter Nurul Izzah against party loyalist and committed reformist Rafizi Rmli in the deputy presidential race.
And the majority of PKR ational delegates dumped Reformasi for Anwar’s politics of nepotism and patroinage ala Umno-style.
Reformasi PKR is now Reformati (Dead Reformation) PKR.
PKR grassroots opted for a family and dumped Reformasi.
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However, has any mainstream media or so-called political analysts explain or pay any attention to the above image of statistics?
PKR is reported to have a million members represented by 32,030 national delegates. 9,803 voted for Nurul, 3,866 voted for Rafizi.
So, what happened to the 25,261 national delegates who did not cast their ballots?
What’s the message the “missing” delegates are sending?
Nurul won with only 30.6% of the eligible voters! What’s the position of 69.4% delegates who did not vote?
If anything, the results for the deputy presidential election show that there is a serious split in the confidence of members to have a father and daughter tag-team running PKR, Pakatan Harapan (PH) and the federal government.
That explains the current wave of unsavoury content (both written and images) being posted in social media (both Facebook and WhatsApp).
To date, the following were found on social media labelling PKR as:
> Parti Keluarga Rakus
> Parti Keluarga Rumah
> Parti Khianat Reformasi
> Parti Keluarga Rakyat
More coming? Go figure out why the public outrage.
A Facebook post carrying the caption: My ideal future prime minister.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a FMT news report and our past posts:
Victory for Nurul Izzah, but PKR may be losing the bigger battle
While the race for the deputy presidency went as expected, the exit of Rafizi Ramli and other senior figures will leave a strategic gap the party must urgently fill.
PKR will need to reassess its strategy in the aftermath of the party elections on Friday. (Bernama pic)
JOHOR BAHRU: The PKR elections have concluded with Nurul Izzah Anwar wresting the deputy presidency from Rafizi Ramli in a decisive, though expected, victory.
However, behind the celebrations lies a more complex question: where does this leave PKR and what will happen to its reformist appeal.
The daughter of party president Anwar Ibrahim has officially taken the No 2 spot in PKR, marking the first time in the party’s history that both top positions are held by members of the same family.
While supporters have hailed this as a new era of stability and continuity, critics and observers alike cannot ignore the growing perception of nepotism.
Yet, the more immediate concern for PKR may not be the optics but the potential loss of political firepower with Rafizi’s exit from the leadership.
Rafizi’s X factor
Rafizi may have lost the election, but his impact on the party has been undeniable. His return in 2022 breathed new life into a struggling PKR following disastrous performances in the Melaka and Johor state elections.
Under his watch, and largely through his aggressive campaigning and policy focus, the party began to regain traction, especially among urban, middle-class, and non-Malay voters.
More than just a strategist, Rafizi embodied the “check-and-balance” voice within PKR.
He was often the first to call out missteps, even when it meant going against the grain. That bluntness, while not always popular within the party, earned him credibility .
Without him, PKR risks losing a critical voice and, perhaps more crucially, a voter segment that gravitated towards his brand of transparency.
Nurul Izzah’s reputation as the “reformist princess” of PKR is long established. Her legacy dates back to the party’s founding and her own early struggles against the political establishment.
But times have changed and so have the expectations of voters.
Her victory may strengthen party cohesion in the short term, especially among loyalists and grassroots divisions that backed her overwhelmingly.
Stepping into Rafizi’s shoes will not be easy though. His appeal to younger and more policy-driven voters isn’t something easily replicated by party legacy alone.
Moreover, the dual leadership of Anwar and Nurul Izzah will inevitably raise uncomfortable questions. Critics will argue that no matter how legitimate the process, the result reeks of dynastic politics.
What next for PKR?
With Rafizi out of the picture, and possibly out of party politics for good, PKR will need to reassess its strategy fast. The unity message alone will not be enough.
The party must figure out how to retain the reformist momentum and urban voter confidence that Rafizi once helped recapture.
Nurul Izzah’s challenge is clear, which is to prove that her leadership is not just a continuation of the family brand, but a transformative force in its own right.
That means reaching beyond the loyal base, reconnecting with urban voters, and showing she can hold the party and its government partners accountable.
Failing that, PKR risks becoming a more stable but less dynamic version of itself, comfortable in its internal hierarchy but slowly losing relevance with the very voters who once saw it as a beacon of reform.
Time for new faces?
In addition to Rafizi, several high-profile PKR leaders were defeated in the divisional and national leadership contests, prompting a larger question of whether it is time for PKR to start grooming fresh talent now for the next general election, rather than later.
One of the most notable upsets involved P Prabakaran, the two-term Batu MP and Malaysia’s youngest elected MP. Despite his historic win in the 2018 general election (GE14), Prabakaran not only lost both the Batu divisional contest and the PKR Youth vice chief’s race, he did so badly.
His fall from favour suggests that even youthful faces need more than age on their side – substance and grassroots support still matter.
Another surprise was Wong Chen, the respected Subang MP known for his economic policy expertise. Wong failed to secure a spot among the top 20 in the central leadership elections and did not contest in his own Subang division.
His quiet withdrawal from the divisional race and loss in the national contest have raised eyebrows, especially as younger, less experienced faces managed to break through.
Perhaps the most symbolic defeat was that of Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, the natural resources and environment minister.
Once seen as a rising star, Nik Nazmi lost the Setiawangsa division chief race and was the only incumbent PKR vice-president who failed to retain his post.
His double defeat sends a strong message that internal support is no longer guaranteed by ministerial office or seniority alone.
With bigwigs like Rafizi being booted out, PKR is staring at a leadership vacuum that could hurt its general election prospects unless it starts identifying and preparing a new generation of electable, grounded candidates now.
The party election results signal a desire for change from within, but whether that change is being channelled effectively remains to be seen.
The risk is that without Rafizi’s charisma and strategic mind, and with old names fading, PKR may struggle to remain relevant to voters especially in urban, middle-class constituencies that demand more than rhetoric.
Sunday, 25 May 2025
PKR heading towards political doom?
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 25, 2025: The Free Malaysia Today (FMT) headline reads: Nurul Izzah’s victory may fuel family dynasty narrative, analyst warns.
That’s a grossly understatement, to say the least. Just look at the above two images found on Facebook. They say a picture (image) is worth a thousand words.
And, these are four unpleasant words found on Facebook and perhaps more to come:
> Parti Keluarga Rumah
> Parti Khianat Reformasi
> Parti Keluarga Rakyat
> Parti Keluarga Rakus
In fact, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim’s successful engineered party central leadership contest, pitting his daughter Nurul Izzah to get rid of a party loyalist and Reformasi (Reformation) reformist Rafizi Ramli is only the beiginning of Anwar’s politics of nepotism and patronage ala Umno-style.
It was Anwar’s second time to banish Rafizi as deputy president, the first in 2022 when he backed Saifuddin Nasution.
It is crystal clear that the “Abim and Umno DNA” in Anwar is too overwhelming got him to discard his preferred politics of nepotism and patronage ala Umno-style.
Into his third year in office as prime minister, has Anwar delivered any significant political or government reforms?
Corruption, racial and religious bigotry has gotten worse, threatening national unity and harmony.
The so-called Madani Unity Government (UG) supports the disgraced former prime minister Najib “1MDB” Razak and bigots led by Umno youth chief Dr Akmal “Ham/I Am Malay First unpatriotic” Saleh.
Facebook is suddenly flooded with such unsavoury images following Anwar’s purge of Reformasi reformists in PKR from its central leadership.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below the FMT news report and our previous postings:
Nurul Izzah’s victory may fuel family dynasty narrative, analyst warns
If not managed well, PKR risks losing support from hardcore reformists and youths who reject dynastic politics, says Awang Azman Pawi.
Nurul Izzah Anwar won convincingly in her straight fight against incumbent Rafizi Ramli for the PKR deputy presidency on Friday.
PETALING JAYA: The narrative surrounding Nurul Izzah Anwar’s rise to PKR’s No 2 spot must be tempered to counter claims about her family’s grip on the party, an analyst said.
Universiti Malaya’s Awang Azman Pawi said if Nurul Izzah’s camp fails to manage and explain the situation properly, she risks losing PKR’s ideological diehards and younger supporters.
“If not handled inclusively, this victory could also cause internal splits or dissatisfaction among other leaders, including Rafizi Ramli’s supporters, thereby weakening the party from within,” he told FMT.
Nurul Izzah won by a landslide in a two-way fight with incumbent Rafizi for the PKR deputy presidency on Friday.
According to the party election committee, she garnered a total of 9,803 votes, or 71.7%, while Rafizi obtained 3,866 votes.
Awang Azman said Nurul Izzah’s win was not a personal victory, but a reflection of a trend within PKR which was trying to balance idealism and pragmatism of power.
“For PKR, this is an opportunity to show that familial ties do not necessarily equate to nepotism. Instead it could represent a blend of tradition and modernity, and a form of strategic unity.
“However, this must be managed wisely and inclusively ahead of the next general election,” he said.
University of Tasmania’s James Chin said Rafizi should refrain from making any disruptive moves for now, as he plays a crucial role in holding the government together.
“I hope Rafizi will not leave PKR, will not throw tantrums and choose to remain in the Cabinet. I hope they can accommodate him. Because I think over the long term, Rafizi and Nurul Izzah make a good team, and will be PKR’s strength,” he said.
Merdeka Center’s Ibrahim Suffian agreed that the Rafizi-Nurul Izzah combination would prepare PKR well for the next general election.
He said Rafizi’s polling numbers showed he has significant support from the grassroots, and that this is not the end of the road for the economy minister.
As for Nurul Izzah, he said, her win was about the continuity of Anwar’s vision for the party and the government that he currently leads.
“It will also mean that she will have a prominent role in preparing the party for the general election and making up for the shortfalls that have dogged it in the past.
“While Anwar will lead the government, she will be strengthening the party in clear coordination with him,” he said.
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Reformasi PKR no more, it’s Anwar’s politics of nepotism and patronage ala Umno-style
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24, 2025: PKR presdident Anwar Ibrahim’s move to rid his party of Reformasi (Reformation) reformists has severely damaged the integrity of PKR.
The electronic social media is now flooded with all sorts of names degrading PKR. Among the few are:
> Parti Keluarga Rumah;
> Parti Keluarga Rakus;
> Parti Khianat Reformasi; and
> Parti Keluarga Rakyat.
It has become crystal clear to Malaysians that Anwar is no Reformasi leader, failing to deliver any significant reforms into his third year in office as prime minister.
Instead, he engineered a successful second attempt to remove the party loyalist and committed reformist Rafizi Ramli by pitting his daughter Nurul Izzah against the then incumbent No. 2.
Why did Anwar do that to a party loyalist who was a staunch Reformasi loyalist who helped built PKR’s foundation?
One plausible reason is that the “Abim and Umno DNA” in Anwar is too overwhelming for him to discard the politics of nepotism and patronage ala Umno-style.
So, Anwar had to remove the real Reformasi reformists from the party central leadership - they are a stumbling block or thorns to his political agenda.
In so doing, Anwar has kickstarted PKR's evolution into Umno 2.0 or some say Umno Baru 3.0.
And, now, Malaysians and Malaysia are governed by a family … with Anwar as prime minister and PKR president, Nurul as PKR deputy president and Dr Wan Azizah as PKR Adviser!
Facebook imageThe question: Do Malaysians really want such a dynastic/nepotism governance for their country.
Time will tell when the next general election (GE16) is held - and it is due in 2027.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a Sarawakian senior journalist Francis Paul Siah’s take on Rafizi:
MY TAKE ON RAFIZI RAMLI TODAY
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This was my column piece about Rafizi Ramli nine years ago - on 13 March, 2018 in Malaysiakini. It’s true, I saw him as one of PKR’s brightest brains a decade ago. It beats me why the party leadership wants to get rid of him today.
Let's say I respect Rafizi as an "intelligent maverick" and I think he has a strong personal branding, not diluted by compromise. To me, that is one of his greatest assets.
Like many, I also think that Rafizi is more impressive and effective outside of formal government roles than when he’s actively serving in them.
I believe we can expect him to be 'useful' in more ways than one as a voice outside of government. As an ordinary MP, Rafizi is able to present bolder ideas without fear of legislative failure.
Heck, Rafizi is able to shine as bright as a thousand stars as an ordinary bloke and when he could roam free. That the man’s forte!
If he must give the father, mother and daughter hell in Parliament or outside the august House now and again, why not? I say, SOCK IT TO ‘EM!, if there are valid reasons to do so. – fs
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Why I’m impressed with Rafizi Ramli
Francis Paul Siah
Published: Mar 13, 2018 9:27 AM
Updated: 5:29 PM
COMMENT | I like Rafizi Ramli. I must say that I’m quite impressed with him and his work. He is a diligent and courageous person and really works hard as a parliamentarian.
He is also not your typical boring MP but one who regularly comes up with new ideas. And Rafizi does not only talk. He is a doer. He dares to implement his ideas and set his plans in motion.
Lest Rafizi’s detractors and political enemies think that I’m heaping praises on a friend, let me state here that I do not know the young Pandan MP personally. I have not even met him.
I was actually invited by a PKR friend to attend Rafizi’s Invoke event last Friday, but I could not make it. Otherwise, I would have seen Rafizi in action for the first time and possibly posed a question or two to him from the audience.
However, watching Rafizi from afar, I feel he certainly deserves the accolades from many who are appreciative of his dedication to duty but more importantly, his sincerity and honesty in living up to his pledge in serving the people.
Those who know the young MP well are saying that he is a man of honour and integrity. I suppose they are right.
I have been watching Rafizi closely since he announced the establishment of his “baby”, Invoke Malaysia, about two years ago.
Honestly, there are not many young politicians in our midst I would bother to take a second look at these days. At least, not in the same fashion as I would observe what French President Emmanuel Macron or Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would say or do.
These two are of the younger set of leaders to watch on the world stage. They are powerful, vibrant and energetic personalities and certainly interesting to watch.
Rafizi had explained Invoke’s mission clearly – one of which is to ensure fair competition in the political process – and this was something new and exciting to many. In a nutshell, Invoke Malaysia is a big data, media and election machinery...
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A seriously split PKR to be politically slaughtered in GE16?
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24, 2025: Former PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli and his Reformasi team mates have lost in the party elections but they are certainly not down and out.
It is reported that PKR has one million members and that Nurul Izzah Anwar polled 9,803 votes with 32,030 delegates eligible to cast their votes for the PKR central leadership election.
That’s only 30.6% of the votes! What’s the position of 69.4% delegates who did not vote?
If anything, the results for the deputy presidential election show that there is a serious split in the confidence of members to have a father and daughter tag-team running PKR, Pakatan Harapan (PH) and the federal government.
Nurul said aims to focus on rallying efforts within the party and implementing internal reforms as the party prepares for the 16th general election.
She’s beginning to sound like her NATO (No Action Talk Only) father whose “Abim and Umno DNA” is too overwhelming to discard the politics of nepotism and patronage ala Umno-style.
Can Nurul explain how she is going to implement reforms against her father’s wishes?
What’s her stand against the racial and religious bigoted Dr Akmal “Ham/I Am Malay First unpatriotic” Saleh Umno?
Anwar’s stand with Umno is crystal clear for all Malaysians to see. In fact, in the Anwar engineered PKR elections, he has successfully kick-started the evolution of PKR into Umno 2.0.
Bu what is Nurul’s stand on Umno and its racial and religious politics?
No wonder international news website Finance Twitter posted a damning analysis on PKR’s fate even before the party election results titled Rafizi Exit : PKR Under Nurul Will Be Slaughtered In Sabah, Melaka, Johor & 16th General Election.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below news reports on the PKR elections and previous postings, including the Finance Twitter analysis:
Incoming PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah to focus on party unity and reforms
By NELSON BENJAMIN and YEE XIANG YUN
Friday, 23 May 2025
10:53 PM MYT
JOHOR BARU: Newly elected PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar (pic) aims to focus on rallying efforts within the party and implementing internal reforms as the party prepares for the 16th general election.
Fresh off her victory in PKR’s central elections, she emphasized her commitment to integrating all efforts within the party.
"Secondly, I want to implement internal reforms and move towards the next general election. I also ask for your prayers as my husband and I will be heading to Mecca to perform the Hajj after the party congress," she said when asked about her reaction to winning against incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.
She spoke to reporters at the launch of the PKR National Congress at Persada Johor International Convention Centre on Friday (May 23).
Nurul Izzah secured the deputy president post with 9,803 votes, surpassing Economy Minister Rafizi.
In response to how Rafizi felt about the official results, he stated that the focus should be on Nurul Izzah rather than himself.
The congress will continue at the same venue on Saturday (May 24).
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Izzah wins PKR deputy presidency
Prior to the party polls, about 200 out of the 222 PKR divisions had voiced support for Izzah.
Updated 4 hours ago · Published on 23 May 2025 7:48PM
Izzah polled 9.803 votes to clinch the number two position in the party. - May 23, 2025
NURUL Izzah Anwar won the PKR deputy presidency, defeating incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli by a comfortable margin.
Izzah polled 9.803 votes to clinch the number two position in the party.
PKR election committee chairman Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa also officially announced that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim won the party presidency unopposed.
Anwar, who is also the Minister of Finance, has held the position of PKR president since 2018 until now.
Prior to that, he held the position of PKR de facto leader.
Meanwhile, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun, Datuk Seri R. Ramanan, and Chang Lih Kang clinched the four elected vice-president's post.
Amirudin and Aminuddin are the Selangor and Negri Sembilan menteris besar, respectively, while Chang is Science, Technology and Innovation Minister.
Ramanan is the Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister.
Fadhlina Sidek retained her position as Women’s Chief while Kamil Munim won the AMK chief's post unopposed.
Prior to the party polls, about 200 out of the 222 PKR divisions had voiced support for Izzah.
A total of 32,030 delegates were eligible to cast their votes for the PKR central leadership elections. - May 23, 2025
Amirudin, Aminuddin, Chang retain vice-presidency, Ramanan secures 4th veep spot
The four won the posts in a 12-cornered fight.
Pictures of the winning PKR vice-presidents being displayed on the big screen after the party’s election for the 2025-2028 term.
JOHOR BAHRU: Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari, Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Aminuddin Harun, federal minister Chang Lih Kang and Sungai Buloh MP R Ramanan have been elected PKR’s four vice-presidents for the 2025-2028 term.
The quartet defeated eight other candidates who were vying for the four posts up for grabs.
Amirudin and Ramanan – both aligned to newly elected deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar – secured 7,955 votes and 5,985 votes respectively.
Chang and Aminuddin, who were former deputy president Rafizi Ramli’s running mates, secured 5,757 and 5,889 votes respectively.
The party, however, did not release the number of votes secured by those who were defeated in the polls.
The vice-presidencies were previously held by Amirudin, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Aminuddin and Chang, who were elected in 2022 and had sought to defend their posts in this year’s PKR elections.
Besides Ramanan, the other candidates who contested were: Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin, Segamat MP R Yuneswaran, PKR deputy secretary-general Dr N Sathia Prakash, senator Abun Sui Anyit, former Selangor exco member Hee Loy Sian, former vice-president Mustaffa Kamil Ayub and former Kapar MP G Manivannan.
A total of 32,030 delegates were eligible to cast their votes for the PKR central leadership election.
Friday, 23 May 2025
PKR dumps Reformasi for Anwar’s politics of nepotism and patronage ala-Umno style
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Father and daughter to run PKR, Pakatan Harapan and federal government … is that the wish of multiracial Malaysians? GE16 will determine if that is what Malaysians really want.
PKR dumps Reformasi for Anwar’s politics of nepotism and patronage ala-Umno style
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2025: PKR grassroots today dumped Reformasi (Reformation) for president Anwar Ibrahim’s politics of nepotism and patronage ala-Umno-style.
They elected Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah as their new deputy president, showing the exit to party faithful and committed reformist Rafizi Ramli the exit.
They also discarded Rafizi’s running mates’ team of reformists.
The party elections can also be seen as the evolving of PKR into Umno 2.0.
Clearly, the elections is about Anwar’s agenda of politics of nepotism and patronage ala Umno-style.
Reformasi PKR is now Reformati PKR.
The post-election political repercussions will be gravely felt by PKR members and their leaders until the next general election (GE16) which is due in 2027.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below news reports of the PKR elections and our previous postings:
Nurul Izzah beats Rafizi for PKR’s No 2 post
Nurul Izzah Anwar takes over the post from Rafizi Ramli.
Nurul Izzah Anwar was seen as a clear favourite to win the PKR deputy presidency after more than 200 of the 222 party divisions declared their support for her.
JOHOR BAHRU: Former Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has been elected as the new PKR deputy president, defeating Rafizi Ramli with a total of 9,803 votes.
Rafizi and Nurul Izzah had engaged in a straight fight for the deputy presidency – a position Rafizi won in the 2022 party elections. Nurul Izzah, who did not contest then, was subsequently appointed as a party vice-president.
The daughter of party president Anwar Ibrahim, Nurul Izzah was widely seen as the frontrunner, with over 200 of PKR’s 222 divisions expressing their support for her ahead of the vote.
Rafizi, the Pandan MP, previously said that he would resign as economy minister if he lost the post to Nurul Izzah.
Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari, Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Aminuddin Harun, and federal minister Chang Lih Kang defended their vice-president positions while Sungai Buloh MP R Ramanan completed the list of four elected vice-presidents.
A total of 32,030 delegates were eligible to vote in the PKR central leadership elections.
Nurul Izzah takes lead in PKR deputy presidency race
The results are still being tallied and are expected to be released at 9pm.
Nurul Izzah Anwar was seen as the clear favourite to win the PKR deputy presidency after more than 200 of the 222 party divisions stated their support for her. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Former Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar has taken the lead in the race for the PKR deputy president’s post, having so far garnered 72% of votes, according to a source.
Rafizi Ramli and Nurul Izzah are in a straight fight for the PKR deputy presidency, which Rafizi won in the 2022 party elections. Nurul Izzah, who did not contest then, was appointed a party vice-president.
Nurul Izzah, the daughter of party president Anwar Ibrahim, was seen as the clear favourite to win the race after more than 200 of the 222 PKR divisions stated their support for her.
Rafizi, the Pandan MP, previously said he would resign as economy minister if he lost the post to Nurul Izzah.
A total of 32,030 delegates were eligible to cast their votes for the PKR central leadership elections.
The results are still being tallied and are expected to be released at 9pm.
Nurul Izzah’s purported lead in the race follows a claim by an aide to Rafizi who said this evening that he had lost.
In a Facebook post at 6.38pm, Syukri Razab said: “Alhamdulillah. We lost. That is the story.”
The source said the top four in the running for the vice-president’s posts so far are Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari, Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Aminuddin Harun, science, technology and innovation minister Chang Lih Kang, and Sungai Buloh MP R Ramanan.
Fadhlina Sidek, the education minister, and Juwairiya Zulkifli are in the lead for the posts of Wanita chief and deputy chief, respectively.
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Reformasi (Reformation) PKR is no more, it’s now Reformati (Dead Reformation) PKR. For image info, go to https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/09/16/cries-of-reformati-in-kl-as-hundreds-of-demonstrators-gather-at-kampung-baru-mosque-on-malaysia-dayvideo/91184#google_vignette
Finance Twitter: Reformati PKR to be slaughtered in elections under the father-daughter (Anwar-Nurul) tag team
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2025: International online news website Finance Twitter has posted an extremely damning analysis how the exit of incumbent deputy president Rafizi Ramli would result in the Anwar Ibrahim-Nurul Izzah PKR would be slaughtered in Sabah, Melaka, Johor and the 16th General Election (GE16) that is due in 2027.
Finance Twitter also made serious allegations that Rafizi woud likely lose his deputy presidency due to corruption and vote rigging to the father-daughter tag team.
It also described Rafizi as having the balls to risk his posh ministership on the betting table and that alone suggests that he is not power-crazy, or at least not as power-crazy as other party leaders, including PKR president Anwar (who dreams of a second term).
Finance Twitter added that Rafizi could still keep his job even if he lost, but his dignity and reputation far exceeded the hunger for power and perks.
No News Is Bad News reproduces the Finance Twitter article as re-posted by The Coverage and a news report by Free Malaysia Today:
Rafizi Exit : PKR Under Nurul Will Be Slaughtered In Sabah, Melaka, Johor & 16th General Election
23 May, 2025
Rafizi Ramli was throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, to express his frustration – even anger – which he had been keeping for the last 30 months. Since becoming the Economy Minister after the Nov 2022 General Election, he has not been able to freely criticize the government because his own boss, Anwar Ibrahim, is the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
In his last and deliberate attempt to infuriate his own party PKR (People’s Justice Party), Rafizi Ramli has announced his preferred candidate line-up or allies, effectively declaring a war between his team against Nurul Izzah’s team. The move is seen as the PKR deputy president’s last salvo before losing due to corruption and vote rigging to the daughter of PM Anwar in the party election for the No. 2 position.
But Rafizi’s sharing of his faction members, just 24 hours before the PKR election, has not gone down well with the party’s top leadership. Zaliha Mustafa, chairman of PKR election committee said stern warnings will be slapped on those involved. But does she dare to sack Rafizi when the deputy president has already threatened to resign and quit the Cabinet if he loses?
Nobody has the balls to risk their posh ministership on the betting table, except Rafizi. That alone suggests that he is not power-crazy, or at least not as power-crazy as other party leaders, including PKR president Anwar (who dreams of a second term). Rafizi could still keep his job even if he loses, but his dignity and reputation far exceed the hunger for power and perks.
Zaliha, who was appointed as the Federal Territories Minister by PM Anwar with a specific mission – to slash crooked Najib Razak’s jail term from 12 to 6 years – should stop humiliating her own party with hypocrisy. Rafizi’s revelation of his team is no different than Nurul’s launching of Sabah PKR’s election machinery together with team-mate Selangor Chief Minister Amirudin Shari recently.
By now, every Tom, Dick and Harry knows that besides Amirudin, Anwar loyalists and apple polishers like Information Minister Fahmi Fadzil, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, PKR Youth Chief Adam Adli and vice-president Ramanan Ramakrishnan are Nurul’s preferred choice in the party election. So, what cock was Zaliha babbling that Rafizi cannot reveal his own faction member?
In fact, if Rafizi has indeed violated party election rules for announcing his choice of candidates, Anwar-appointed PKR vice-president Nurul too has breached party rules for hijacking – even sabotaging – the launching of Sabah PKR’s election machinery which was scheduled to be carried out by PKR deputy president Rafizi in his capacity as the party’s election director.
Yes, the daughter of Anwar Ibrahim was so desperate to win the deputy presidency that she had – shamelessly and deliberately – stolen the Sabah launching without prior discussion by the party’s political bureau or central leadership council. Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – Nurul’s sabotaging is similar to how her daddy had hijacked “Bersih 3.0” rally in 2011 and turned it into his own political “Reformasi” campaign.
And she has the cheek to claim that Rafizi will always be her friend. Nurul has even cooked up a hilarious lie to justify her contest for the deputy presidency – she heard speculations that Rafizi had taken a leave of absence as Economy Minister, even heard rumours of Rafizi’s planned resignation from the Cabinet post. So, she decided to contest and not bothered to call his good friend for clarification.
After backstabbing her self-proclaimed friend, did Nurul really think Rafizi would be so dumb and generous to help her in the coming challenges – state elections in Sabah, Melaka, Johor as well as the 16th General Election? Even before Nurul’s Sabah betrayal, Rafizi had already expressed his desire to play a non-active role in PKR to teach traitors, backstabbers and evil schemers a lesson.
That explains why Rafizi had warned Nurul to be prepared to serve as a “war general” if elected as PKR deputy president. The fact that she, together with Amirudin, decided to hijack the launching of Sabah PKR’s election machinery means the Anwar’s daughter knew she would win the party election, never mind the victory is tainted with nepotism, scheming and election irregularity.
Even if Rafizi still thinks Anwar’s family members are still worth the friendship, there’s no way he will let bygones be bygones and help them with dirty works, whilst General Nurul gets all the credit. He will most likely retire from PKR, at least temporarily, and do what he does best as an MP for Pandan – voicing on behalf of people their displeasure about Anwar government’s weaknesses.
In the 2020 Sabah state election, PKR won only 2 out of 73 seats. Then, in the 2021 Melaka state election, Anwar’s party was crushed and humiliated without winning any seat. In the subsequent 2022 Johor state election, the same People’s Justice Party captured only 1 out of 56 seats. It was then that PKR scrambled to beg Rafizi to return to active politics after his departure post-2018 General Election.
The return of Rafizi in March 2022 – before the November 2022 national polls but just after the embarrassing defeat in the March 2022 Johor state election – re-ignited hope for many Malaysian and saw PKR capturing 31 parliamentary seats in the 2022 general election, leading to the formation of a multi-coalition ruling government that finally allowed Anwar to become the 10th Prime Minister.
Mr Rafizi, widely credited as a key strategist behind the Pakatan Harapan coalition winning the most seats at the national polls in 2022, will be “unavailable” if he keeps his promise to resign as Economy Minister. Nurul, surrounded by Anwar apple-polishers whose interest is just to enrich themselves with projects and power, will be alone without Rafizi to face PKR sycophants, UMNO crocodiles, Bersatu racist bigots and PAS religious extremists.
Due to disagreement with party top leadership on how PKR kowtow to former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who led the Pakatan Harapan to defeating ruling Barisan Nasional government in the May 2018 General Election but cunningly destroyed PKR by promoting Azmin Ali faction to strategic Cabinet portfolios, Rafizi withdrew from active politics in 2019.
But unlike in 2019, when Rafizi quit politics due to Mahathir, this round, Rafizi is preparing to quit due to Anwar and his dynasty, treachery and sycophantic politics. As the most powerful man today, PM Anwar cannot claim that he is powerless compared to during the previous Mahathir administration. Therefore, it would be harder to persuade and beg Rafizi to return to PKR for the second time.
This explains why Anwar is sucking up to everyone in Sabah before the upcoming state election to the extent of closing both eyes to the corruption committed by Chief Minister Hajiji Mohd Noor and his gang of corrupt ministers. This is also why the prime minister had extended the contract of corrupt MACC Chief Commissioner Azam Baki for the third time, which Nurul pretended as “unwelcome”.
Once Rafizi quits as Economy Minister, he would watch with popcorn and Coke how PKR under the leadership of Anwar-Nurul gets slaughtered – not only in the Sabah, Melaka and Johor by-elections, but also how parasite UMNO-led Barisan Nasional bullies, threatens and blackmail Pakatan Harapan into surrendering strategic seats in exchange for UMNO support in the next 16th General Election.
Even if Rafizi somehow wins, he will be leading a badly damaged party – significantly split with bad blood within its ranks – because most of his allies would have been defeated. Some may argue that PKR will close ranks, hug and kiss each other after the intense party election. While that’s true in the past, it will be different this time largely because PKR is the ruling government where power and riches are for grab.
Anwar might think he was clever to use divide-and-conquer strategy to stay in power. But without strategist Rafizi massaging data and creating a “new wave”, the PKR president is essentially a “1-term Prime Minister”. There was a reason why Rafizi criticized certain senior party leaders, obviously referring to Anwar, for becoming increasingly timid after gaining power – reluctant to take risks and even too coward in speaking out.
Source : Finance Twitter
PKR can’t sweep things under the carpet in the name of stability, says Rafizi
The deputy president says open debate and preserving PKR’s reformist identity must take precedence over superficial party stability.
Deputy president Rafizi Ramli said the next leadership must preserve PKR’s reformist identity and not become a party that follows orders unquestioningly.
JOHOR BAHRU: Party stability should not be used as an excuse to ignore or hide issues that have arisen, PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli said today.
Rafizi, who is defending his number two post, said while the selection process had so far been peaceful with “no chairs being thrown”, it was important for the party to conclude the exercise swiftly and return to the business of governing.
“But you can’t expect something that is not right (in the party) to be swept under the carpet on the basis of party stability.
“You must allow debates, whether inside or outside. That should be the responsibility of the new leadership, as that is the core ideal of PKR,” he told reporters after casting his ballot for the central leadership council elections.
He added that the next leadership must preserve PKR’s reformist identity and not become a party that follows orders unquestioningly.
“I don’t think members will just blindly follow. If there are issues, it is the responsibility of the new leadership to resolve them while preserving PKR’s core essence,” he said.
He warned that if the party obeyed everything blindly, “the problem won’t just be inside PKR – PKR might lose credibility as a reformist party”.
Voting for the central leadership council concluded at 5pm, with the participation of over 30,000 delegates.
The official results are expected to be announced by tomorrow afternoon.
Rafizi acknowledged concerns over the system but urged members to accept the outcome of the polls and avoid prolonging the internal “polemics”.
“I don’t mind winning or losing, but everyone must have confidence in the process. A large number of our members have just surrendered to the situation. We need to move on and return to our main duty: governing the country,” he added.
Separately Rafizi confirmed his attendance at the opening of the party’s national congress tonight.
“I will be there tonight, and I will also attend (the congress) tomorrow. Why wouldn’t I attend?” he said.
Rafizi had declined to officiate the opening of the party’s Youth and Wanita congress last night, citing principles over politics.
He said his decision stemmed from a breach of party protocol after the Sabah PKR election machinery launch was allegedly announced without prior discussion by the party’s political bureau or central leadership council.
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