PKR wants more time to discuss Pakatan's PM candidate

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 29 Dec 2017 10:10AM · 2 Comments

PKR wants more time to discuss Pakatan Harapan’s proposal to name Dr Mahathir Mohamad and PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as prime minister and deputy prime minister ahead of the next general election, said communications director Fahmi Fadzil.

He said the main priority should be how to reform the country, and not who should replace the current prime minister.

“On behalf of party leaders, I would like to stress that (PKR) is only asking for some space to discuss this before it reaches a consensus on the issue,” he said in a statement this morning.

Fahmi said that previously, there were talks on an interim prime minister, and now, there was a suggestion to consider Dr Mahathir.

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim also requested that PH leaders “negotiate with all parties”, including community organisations, so that the opposition coalition did not seem rushed into making its decision.

Fahmi’s statement is in response to a report, which quoted sources, on the development of the party’s internal discussions about PH’s prime minister candidate.

The Malaysian Insight yesterday reported that PKR had set three conditions to be met for it to agree to Dr Mahathir being interim prime minister if PH won the 14th general election.

The first is for the immediate release of Anwar and for Dr Mahathir to step aside for the former to be prime minister within six to 12 months.

The second is for PKR to be allocated the most number of parliamentary seats – at least 60 – and the third is for Dr Mahathir to agree to reform key institutions in the country.

“I acknowledged the media report, which cited sources, on the (PKR) leaders’ views on suggestions for the PH prime minister,” said Fahmi, neither denying nor agreeing with the report.

In an exclusive interview with The Malaysian Insight yesterday, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said PH had no other option but to name its candidate for prime minister before GE14 because voters wanted to know who would lead the country if the opposition bloc won.

He said the prime minister candidate should be decided and announced ahead of the election, no matter how difficult it was.

He said he understood that PKR needed space for discussions to reach a consensus, but “it should not be delayed”.

Muhyiddin, who is also PH election chief, said he was confident the matter would be resolved.

He repeatedly denied that the suggestion to name Dr Mahathir as candidate was an agenda by Bersatu, instead stressing that this was something the people wanted.

“Those who have the power are the people, we only offer it. They want to see authority, capability and leadership.”

PH has been facing obstacles in confirming its prime minister candidate since the proposal was first made during a two-day PH retreat in Putrajaya earlier this month.

The Malaysian Insight had reported that Dr Mahathir, who is also PH chairman, was proposed as interim prime minister, and PH president Dr Wan Azizah as deputy prime minister.

Minus PKR, the proposal was agreed to by PH’s other component parties, namely Bersatu, DAP and Amanah.

During the PKR political bureau meeting three days after the retreat, the party neither agreed nor disagreed with the proposal, instead saying it wanted the matter to be discussed further in the party at the internal level.

Yesterday, PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar denied that the party was opposed to Dr Mahathir becoming interim prime minister, saying PKR was more focused on winning GE14. – December 29, 2017.

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  • The biggest problem with PKR is what if Anwar cannot be PM? I say it's Zaid Ibrahim who Mahathir must support.

    Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • PKR --- STOP THE BALONEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . If Madhatir is not in the picture there will not be a victory in this GE14.Face the fact that it is the old fox that is gelling the nation for one coomon objective that is to remove Najib and the demise of corrupted UmnoBN. Love him or hate him there is no other substitute choice and many in Malaysia are seeing him as the choice to break the initial obstacle. His past deeds are not a criteria of mandatory importance as judgement to deny him this role for the rakyat has no more other capable person in hand at this juncture. Totally none in PKR,DAP, Amanah, Bersatu or whatever NGO organisation is abled to forward a much needed capable astute political animal such as this old fox where majority of the Rakyat can associates themselves in his 22 years of good or bad. Forget about Anwar!!!!!!!!!. He is IRRELEVANT!!!!!!!!! for at this important cross roads of the Malaysian fight for justice and democracy being in jail has no prominence in this ultimate challenege in regime change. If PKR is still bent on annoying and destroying the opportunity you can rest assured Anwar will rot further in jail if UmnoBN is victorious. PKR STOP YOUR STUPIDITY for most of the PKR young leaders have yet to suckle enough from their mother breast to be matured. Nurul Izzah grow up please!!! It has reach to a point where the rakyat are seeing you and mom political manoeuveres are strictly very selfish to only freed your dad as the main reform ( we have nothing against it but it should be a well thought plan and in stages . ). Priority is to get the nation movement to change the regime and the nation will free your dad and dictates the Premiership. The saying that "unharvested grains are not to be tabulated as your revenue " is very true as seen in PH front where generals in PKR are not in sync for a common cause. Who gives a freaking notion to who is the Prime Minister pre- selected and especially if it is Madhatir let it be so as we all know the most he is going to enjoy will be a short period and Bersatu is too small a kecil mayong party to dictate any standing order to make him permanent. Now why is PKR doing battle within their own front and creating chaos and commotions. If the Rakyat are fed up and seeing that PH is only all talks and loose in consensus , it is better for some of PH parties to move in with UmnoBN kleptocrats and ensure a unity and change it steadily. PKR can rot and goes to hell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Believe me PKR as a whole will never be accepted into Umno as it has being viewed as undesireable for coalition and a clash of personality. PKR needs to be traumatised inorder to steer right back to reality.

    Posted 6 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply