PKR must present strong policies in its campaign for the 15th general election (GE15), said Adam Adli Abd Halim.

The former student activist said party leaders must secure the support and trust of the people, and that the party must not be personality-driven.

PKR, founded in 1999, has had only two presidents since its inception – Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her husband Anwar Ibrahim, after he was freed from prison.

“You can have good policies, but what about leadership? How will you convince people to support you or have confidence in you to lead the country?” he said in an Insight Talk interview ahead of party polls next month, when he will run for Youth chief.

“Fence sitters look at this. At the end of the day, most will vote based on party policies and whether the leaders can be trusted.”

Adam Adli, 32, joined PKR last September. He and 20 other youth activists were brought in as part of a rejuvenation initiative, following talk that PKR is becoming Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) weakest link.

PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli last month said PH has to convince fence sitters and address the plight of the people if it wants to make an impact in GE15.

If the plight of the people is not addressed, the coalition will come in behind Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN), he added.

“Our campaign now is to get the fence sitters. We need to address the problems that the people are facing.”

Adam Adli said PKR was defeated in previous polls due to disunity.

“Everyone has a difference in opinion. PKR is not personality-centric; it is a party of policies and the basis of the party’s struggle

“People want to know whether they can trust those who preach those policies.

“As we go head into GE15, the people will be judging us. We need to show a united front.”

BN won a whopping 40 out of 56 seats in the Johor polls on March 12, and subsequently set up the state government.

PH won 13 seats, while PN won three.

Adam said people will judge BN and PH through the ballot box.

“This also goes for Undi18 voters, who make up a big part of the electorate.” – April 23, 2022.