PKR appoints Parliament spokespersons to 'shadow' PN ministers
PKR has appointed "parliamentary spokespersons" whose portfolios "shadow" that of Perikatan Nasional ministers.
However, the party denies this is a shadow cabinet, adding it had informed their partners in Pakatan Harapan of the matter.
PKR has appointed "parliamentary spokespersons" whose portfolios "shadow" that of Perikatan Nasional ministers.
However, the party denies this is a shadow cabinet, adding it had informed their partners in Pakatan Harapan of the matter.
Thirty-six out of 38 PKR lawmakers have a position in the new team which has 19 spokespersons and 17 deputies.
The exceptions are party president Anwar Ibrahim who is parliamentary opposition leader and his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail who is PKR advisory council chairperson.
"To improve the efficiency of PKR MPs, the offices of the party president and whip have appointed spokespersons to shadow PN ministers according to their existing portfolios," said PKR managing chief secretary Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (above) in a statement today.
He said the line-up showed PKR's strengths as an inclusive multiracial party which includes youths and women as well as experienced leaders.
Asked whether this was a shadow cabinet, PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil told the media it was not.
"This is a list of duties for PKR lawmakers. Harapan's (shadow cabinet) will follow," he said over WhatsApp.
PKR currently has strained ties with DAP and Amanah over their coalition's prime ministerial candidate imbroglio.
PKR insists that it should be Anwar while DAP and Amanah have voiced support for alternatives such as Dr Mahathir Mohamad or Shafie Apdal with Anwar as deputy prime minister.
This is due to the belief that Mahathir is needed to secure enough support in order to seize back power from PN which took over the federal government in March.
There is talk that some PKR leaders are considering the possibility of the party going at it alone if the impasse can't be resolved.
Anwar, meanwhile, met with DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today and said that "friends will remain friends." He had met Amanah president Mohamad Sabu on Wednesday.
Ha ha. Only in Malaysia does a party with no political philosophy or policies have a Shadow Ministry So, let’s assume one of these Shadows objects to a strategy proposed by the government To be able to object objectively one must have an understanding of the problem. And to fully understand the problem you must have an alternative strategy But no such alternative strategy exists So what’s the Shadow to do? Make something up on the spur of the moment? Or be like the Chinese, complain for the sake of complaining because you are incapable of doing anything else This Shadow Ministry (regardless of the individuals involved) just shows how little PKR understands how politics is supposed to work The Ministry is a bit like icing to cover up a cake that long ago went mouldy
PKR you have every right to go alone. But the present situation warrants fighting through coalitions. In 2018 GE elections you had fought with your friends in 4-5 seats making it a three way fight with BN. I remember Pkr lost in all. As an eg. In one Kicking state seat BN, DAP, Pkr, Pas and one stood making 5 candidates. The pkr candidate was a Chinese lady who to win had taken out adversiments in papers. The DAP candidate was one Aziz a lawyer. The results were : BN = 5200 plus Dap=4800 plus Pkr= 800 plus Pas = about 80 votes. In rural areas pkr too cannot win. Pkr going alone and naming shadow MP is not right. It should have been PH. Now you cannot blame DAP, Amanah, Warisan, Mahatir Bersatu going alone.
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