PKR’s Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and activist Akmal Nasir were optimistic of an effective coalition of opposition interests arising from the break-up.
Both were speaking at a forum organised by student organisation Malaysian Progressives in Australia (MPOZ).
Nik Nazmi, a Selangor assemblyman for Seri Setia and PKR Youth chief, said there was potential of new stakeholders and prospective partners in a “politics of hope” that promised a new model of a coalition of interests offering a credible alternative to Barisan Nasional.
He floated the participation of civil society and non-governmental groups, mentioning talk of the involvement of corporate figures like Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, brother of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Another development was the establishment of Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB), precursor to a new party undertaken by members of the progressive faction of PAS, among them Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Akmal, director of National Oversight & Whistleblowers (NOW) and head of PKR in Johor, said whatever the ideal of non-racial politics, political identification and consequent support by race was a reality.
“At the end of the day, you will need (a progressive) PAS,” he said. "Or an alternative PAS that represented the interests of what used to be the progressive faction in PAS."
MPOZ vice-president Hamidi Rahim, on the panel with Nik Nazmi and Akmal, was critical of the “anything but Umno” glue that brought PAS, DAP and PKR interests into Pakatan Rakyat.
“That model of a coalition only focused on negative politics, offering no positive alternatives,” said the Monash University final-year law student.
He cited the opposition-party objection to the goods and services (GST) tax, generally accepted by economists all over the world.
“Please take the message (of a credible alternative) back (to Kuala Lumpur),” he said.
Nik Nazmi and Akmal will go on to a similar MPOZ forum in Canberra tomorrow.
Akmal held a joint media conference with Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM) Melbourne chapter after the Melbourne forum to announce that a report has been lodged with authorities in Australia about alleged criminal breaches of law in relation with Mara-related property deals in Melbourne.
Other reports will follow alleging breaches including tax evasion, money laundering, corporations law, and contravention of foreign investment rules, among others.
- TMI
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