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Is PKR in crisis?
Continuing erosion of support at the ballot box
MURRAY HUNTER
AUG 25
Originally published in My Sin Chew 24th August 2023
UMNO beaten at state elections, winning only 19 seats across 6 states
plight of PKR has gone largely unnoticed
PKR lost 17 seats across 6 states, only 25 seats
only 6 seats better than UMNO’s poor performance
PKR didn’t fare much better than UMNO
PKR’s vote steadily dropping
PKR’s aggregate vote 20.4% (2013) 17.0% (2018) 15.7% (2022)
shrinking support for PKR
PH mathematically unable to form govt next GE
members within party aware of this
serious issue if PKR going to remain relevant
electoral support to shrink at next general election
PKR same position as UMNO
many inactive members of PKR
voted for other parties, or didn’t vote at all
split in PKR back in February 2020
destroyed diversity within party
dropping of Charles Santiago, Dr Palanisamy, number of other Indians
alienated Indian cohort within the party
Lack of Indian reps in Penang and Selangor Excos
Grassroot concerns
large number dismayed at PKR in government
crack down on free speech
raid and confiscation of rainbow Swatches
confiscation of books
PKR MP for Petaling Jaya publicly said ministry no right to seize publication
unless a ban has been gazetted
PKR members dissatisfied PKR ministers behaviour
party professionals concerned with IMF, World Bank influence
party manifesto abandoned by PKR in govt
Membership feeling party is losing its way
PKR’s non-adherence to democratic process
decisions largely made by one person
often at whim and fancy
without consulting division leaders
nepotism
candidates selected by top leader rather than division
failure of PKR govt to undertake reforms
there is a lot of pessimism
members feel punished for association with Azmin
dropping of Ginnie Lim as candidate in 2021 Melaka election sore point
‘reformasi’ which attracted many to the party is gone
expectations have been found wanting
There have been resignations from the party
weakens PKR on the ground
members said no point fighting for PKR
PKR govt similar to PN anyway
party hostile towards members who have different opinion
Some enjoying the trimmings of power
becoming perceived as arrogant
Some MPs who lost appointed minister, using senator as parachute
My Comments :
I have been saying this for 28 years. Now you folks are finding out just NINE months after they got into power.
The worst is yet to come.
The most important points raised by Murray Hunter are the following:
PKR’s aggregate vote 20.4% (2013) 17.0% (2018) 15.7% (2022)
PH mathematically unable to form govt next GE
These are major observations. This is Club of Doom stuff. Going by the slide downwards the PKR may get less than 13% of the vote.
Not only Abang Johari and Sarawak GPS should relook these points but more importantly what about the DAP?
Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang, with all due respect, you have pushed Peter up to his maximum level of incompetence. He will not be able to do any better. No matter what the DAP does, the DAP cannot help the situation anymore.
Since 1998 you have hoisted a rotten ship, full of holes and with a really incompetent captain up on your shoulders. But you were on dry land - headed towards the deep blue sea. Dreaming of your great voyage across the oceans.
Now you have reached the deep blue sea and you have to put the rotten ship, full of holes in the water. The ship immediately began sinking. The whole world can see the total incompetence of the captain.
Where is Elon Musk's factory? A car showroom is not a multi billion Ringgit investment.
Where are the tens of billions from the MOUs with China? So far nothing.
Malaysian exports in the 2nd quarter are the lowest in a long time.
Your gomen is confiscating books which are not yet banned. How come?
Indian lawyer made some video statement and he got called to the Police station.
Tan Sri Lim, congratulations. It looks like you are party to yet another dictatorship.
Its time to change the batteries in your 1998-model calculator.
You have to redo your calculations in a hurry.
Because there are other things about to happen. Other changes in the making.
Which a rotten boat full of holes and an incompetent captain cannot handle at all.
The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.
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