It would be good if there was a challenger against Anwar Ibrahim for the post of PKR President - for then, we will finally see undeniable proof that the MAJORITY of PKR members want Anwar Ibrahim as their party President - to date, Anwar never had to get majority votes to be President - he was always unchallenged.
Even if Anwar is defeated, it will NOT affect him continuing to be Prime Minister - for it is not PKR members who has a say there, but all the Members of Parliament. Ismail Sabri was not a party President, and he became the non-party President to be Malaysian Prime Minister? Sometimes, it may be better - as a party leader may not be the best candidate for Prime Minister or even Minister. I believe that it is even better if Party Leaders refrain from holding Cabinet Positions -
PKR was an example of democracy when all members had the right to VOTE to choose the President and top leadership - but, they amended the Constitution depriving ordinary members their right to VOTE - WHY? as grassroots members lacked detailed knowledge about candidates and tended to vote based on name recognition or bloc voting.
Every Malaysian (18 years and above) have a right to vote in General Elections, so to REMOVE PKR ordinary members right to vote into the top 6 positions is ODD and questionable?
Fuziah said the party planned to implement the “one member, one vote” system at the division level, but not for the top six leadership positions and the 20 central leadership council members.
Previously, grassroots members voted for the top six leaders while delegates elected the 20 council members.
Fuziah said this system often undermined the integrity of the voting process, as grassroots members lacked detailed knowledge about candidates and tended to vote based on name recognition or bloc voting.
When all members had a chance to vote for the Top Leadership - at the last PKR election, Rafizi managed to beat Nasution(many saw him as Anwar's man) - Now, with the deprivation of rights for members to chose President, Deputy President and 4 Vice President > will it benefit Anwar and his people?
A PKR member because of Societies Act cannot even challenge his/her loss of right to vote PKR top leadership because the Act bars the Court from considering such challenges - Is this not a deprivation of one's FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION - which means a political party member should have access to Court to challenge party decision's that violates their right of Freedom of Association... in this case, PKR members had the right to vote for the top 6 position, and then it was removed, and members did not even personally VOTE for the deprivation of this right.
REPEAL the Chapter that makes special provision for political parties..
PKR amends party’s constitution to improve electoral process
Secretary-general Fuziah Salleh says the amendments include increasing the number of delegates and implementing gender and ethnic quotas.
She said the new amendments include increasing the number of delegates eligible to vote for PKR’s highest office-bearers and implementing gender and ethnic quotas for the delegates.
“All the amendments have been passed by a two-thirds majority vote,” she said in a statement today.
She added that a new date for the national congress for 2024 and 2025 will be announced once the central leadership council has made a decision.
On Friday, FMT reported that PKR was seeking to amend its constitution to address several electoral shortcomings through a special congress.
Fuziah said the party planned to implement the “one member, one vote” system at the division level, but not for the top six leadership positions and the 20 central leadership council members.
Previously, grassroots members voted for the top six leaders while delegates elected the 20 council members.
Fuziah said this system often undermined the integrity of the voting process, as grassroots members lacked detailed knowledge about candidates and tended to vote based on name recognition or bloc voting.
She added that increasing the number of delegates would strike a balance between grassroots participation and representation.
“Representation will also take into account the size of each division, with quotas set for women and ethnic groups based on electoral demographics. For divisions with more than 3,000 members, additional delegates will be allocated to ensure fairness,” she added. - FMT, 15/12/2024
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