YOURSAY | ‘It will all depend on the current government’s performance.’

Saifuddin: We want Anwar to serve second term as PM

YellowCat1156: Based on Anwar Ibrahim’s current performance, I, for one, do not wish to see him back for a second term.

But there is still time for him to turn things around, to improve our country both socially and economically.

But there is also time for the opposition to change, to nurture and develop future leaders who may just attract the attention of the people.

Sure, many keep harping on having no better choices as prime minister, but if the opposition parties start listening to the people, and change accordingly, there might be.

The ball is actually in the opposition’s court if they bother to look and listen.

GrayParrot9290: PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, you have erred again with this illogical reasoning. It’s the rakyat who will choose and not you. It will all depend on the current government’s performance.

I think if you conduct an objective survey, you have lost the confidence vote, and you know the reason why. Previously, people picked the “lesser of two evils”.

However, the current government is being perceived as being no better or even worse than the previous one.

The prime minister is perceived as being weak and having no courage to stand up for what is right.

All the promised reforms have gone down the drain and whatever that was promised to the people is yet to be seen.

WhitePony9855: Saifuddin should not be talking about a second term for Anwar. So far, his report card is at best a B- and promised reforms have not been forthcoming.

Pakatan Harapan’s cooperation with Umno is still in rough waters.

Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh had recently targeted vernacular schools and cast an overzealous disproportionate response on the socks issue.

In the meantime, PKR and Amanah, including the two Borneo states, are deafeningly silent.

If there were to be a general election this year, Harapan would lose support at the federal level, as well as in states like Selangor and Perak.

Optimus: So far, Anwar has exposed his lack of leadership skills. He talks and talks without delivering much.

Worse still, he has failed to rein in Umno leaders who seized the opportunity to stoke racial tensions with the Chinese in recent times.

The pandering to Malays and Muslims may win him some support, but he has lost the non-Muslims’ support. A second term for him seems unlikely.

Hmmm: I notice that the main problem with this government, especially our prime minister, is that they do things to ensure that they are re-elected at the next general election.

Policies are made for populist reasons.

The unity government has barely started and almost daily we have news like this telling us that Harapan, especially Anwar, wants to be prime minister for another term.

When an ethnic Indian student questioned our prime minister on meritocracy for student admission into universities, it was dismissed straight away because he feared he would lose the next election and not because he thought it was a bad idea.

BusinessFirst: It may be Saifuddin’s dream and the dream of all the less-than-competent PKR leaders in positions of power that they are ill-equipped for that Anwar continues to be prime minister.

But I can assure you it’s a nightmare if he does.

For one, as a loyal Harapan supporter who, even in the darkest days of opposition politics, never once voted for BN, I can assure you I will not be voting for PKR in any election.

I cannot bring myself to vote for Perikatan Nasional or BN. So, I honestly will take the day off because he is as bad as the rest.

Shanmugam V K Subrayan: Saifuddin, the people have rejected you as their representative in two general elections in a row.

They will reject you again at the next general election wherever you choose to stand.

There is no safe seat for you anywhere in Peninsular Malaysia. Your only hope of becoming a backdoor minister again is for Anwar to become prime minister again.

You had better quickly amend the article in the Constitution that limits the senatorship of an individual to two-, or three-year terms.

I AM A MALAYSIAN: It is a known fact that in recent general elections, the majority of Malay voters did not support any political coalition with DAP as a partner in the federal government.

Yet a few short years ago, in the 14th general election, the coalition led by former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad won and, following that, the coalition led by Anwar won the most number of seats during the 15th general election.

This proves that there are always enough fair-minded, progressive Malaysia-first Malay voters who throw their support for the coalition that they believe best represents the quality (multiracial) leadership needed to advance the country.

Therefore, Malaysia’s hope for a bright, prosperous and harmonious future depends on Anwar’s unity government proving its worth by not only earning the continued confidence of its current supporters but also winning over the bulk of Malay voters that are currently staunch pro-Malay, pro-Islam or who are simply undecided fence-sitters.

Kilimanjaro: I would advise Anwar to make the best of what he has now. He will probably be a one-term prime minister. He has burned bridges at both ends.

His pro-Malay policies to entice them onto his side are yet to be seen. No indication that the majority of Malays are willing to give up their support for PAS/PN.

Rather than going out to vote for his coalition, I would prefer to watch Netflix at home. Oops, I heard Netflix may be facing some Malaysian “restructuring”?

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