PKR is delighted to be the mediator

By: Lin En Ting (translated name)
China Press, December 16th 2015.

Yesterday the Secretary-general of PKR Rafizi accepted a special media interview and disclosed the reasons why PKR could not part with PAS. He even used PKR Chinese leaders to support the party’s stand.

Rafizi showed the political reality and it was a very pathetic truth for the multiracial political party to face it. From here one can conclude that it is a political reality that it cannot uphold a multiracial political spirit. PKR has to depend on the support of other political parties to survive.

Just recall the political historical scenarios in Malaysia. All local strong political parties were treading on the path of either racial or religious politics. Even self-claimed multiracial political party like DAP also played racial cards to lure those Chinese voters who did not support MCA.

At present PKR can neither let go DAP nor become an enemy of PAS. In another perspective, PKR can neither lose the Chinese votes nor staring at PAS fostering cooperation with UMNO. Hence PKR just remains in its ambiguous stand.

The ultimate objective of PKR is to be the master of Putrajaya. So anything favourable to this objective, PKR will accommodate it. Recall the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat by-election incident in May this year. The candidate for the by–election was the national President of PKR Wan Azizah who supported the hudud law to secure the support of the Malay voters. At the same time, Chinese leaders in PKR passed remarks against the hudud law.

The political stand of PKR is very vague so much so that it can have a double standard on different political issues as well as giving its stand based on racial sentiment. Hence PKR can sacrifice the interest of Rakyat as the interest of the party comes first.

The PKR Secretary General hoped the Chinese community can understand its dilemma faced by the party if it severs the relationship with PAS and also hopes that more time be given to them to secure the Malay votes in PAS dominated areas. This type of strategic arrangement was just to pacify the Chinese community. It was easy to say but difficult to implement.

Make or break depends on the interest of the party

Those PAS politically dominated areas in the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia can never be replaced by any party.
Even the resourceful and financially strong UMNO could not reclaim the administrative power in the state of Kelantan for more than 25 years. How can PKR secure the votes from the Malays loyal to PAS in such a short period?

The only thing that PKR can do is to avoid the three cornered fight among Pakatan Harapan, PAS and UMNO in the coming general election. If the strategy succeeds in toppling Barisan Nasional, then PKR can play the role of a mediator to gather DAP, PAS and Parti Amanah Negara to form the often “make and break” coalition government. However if that coalition government collapses, the economy of the nation will also collapse due to destabilizing factors.

Of course such “unstable political situation” in the coalition government will make PKR to be stronger. If such uncompromising scenario happens, the role as a mediator will be very important and PKR will be very happy to be the one. Under such circumstances PKR is the best choice to play the role of a mediator for all parties to compromise. At present the Selangor state government is the best real example.

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