A top Pakatan Rakyat leader today warned the opposition alliance was suffering from a "bout of loss of public confidence" after it enjoyed unprecedented success in national polls last year.Pakatan, a loose three-party coalition which seized control of a third of seats in parliament in the 2008 elections, has recently been hit by infighting.
DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang urged the alliance to "impose discipline among their leaders" to protect the opposition's image, especially after its defeat in a by-election earlier this month.
"Pakatan Rakyat had been suffering a prolonged and unceasing bout of loss of public confidence... to convince the Malaysian electorate in its credibility, cohesion, integrity and common sense of purpose," he said in a statement.
Lim cited BN's by-election victory in Bagan Pinang state seat in Negeri Sembilan two weeks ago as an example, saying the opposition "cannot take the setback lightly and must not be in denial about its weaknesses and faults".
BN had lost seven out of eight by-elections held since 2008 polls but it ended the opposition winning streak with a thumping victory in the latest vote, although it was criticised for fielding a popular but graft-tainted candidate.
The main Islamic party PAS is dogged by infighting after its spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat called for an extraordinary general meeting to remove several top party leaders he described as "problematic".
Nik Aziz, a highly respected figure in PAS, made the proposal over his unhappiness that some of the party leaders were keen on pursuing a pact with Umno, the largest party in ruling BN.
PKR was also divided after Zaid Ibrahim, a former cabinet minister who quit last September and later joined the multi-racial party, recently announced his plan to go on a six-month leave.
Zaid reportedly said he did not want to be "distracted by any internal party politics", fuelling speculation on the growing discord within PKR, led by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.
- AFP
tunku : pakatan rakyat was created without clear and common principles.till now they have not form officially the so called 'pakatan rakyat' party. each of the party have their own personal agenda. each party have leadership problem.each person want to be the leader.just look at the opposition leader,the melodrama queen of moron,anwar which till today is partyless.the Malaysian should not risk the future by voting these jokers.take lim guan eng for example, he always boast that if pakatan given the chance to rule they can wipe out hardcore poverty within one year but in penang after more than a year of their ruling and also the 3 other states, there are still hardcore poverty and the numbers keep increasing.they never walk their talk.they only talk craps and tell fantasy stories to the people.
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Aiya Tunku, you don't know kah? The Pakatan was allowed to come in so strongly is because people are just fed up with BN corruption and abuse of power. If BN is good nobody will care for Pakatan.
So can BN get rid of these bad things? Not yet lah. People still angry. If BN can solve its problems, no problems for all.
the father of all corruption is the pakatan leader,the moron.
he's ok for you?
No lah Tonku, I don't want him alone. But Pakatan is not only about Anwar. There are a few honourable people there who has suffered greatly without much personal gains. They also care for our country lah.
But if he is father of all corruption, then they must so many mothers, uncles, aunties, grandfathers and grandmothers of corruption still in BN.
So how to choose?
So to counter-balance each other, two strong parties must emerge. I don't care which will rule as long there is strong opposition.
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