Working with Umno good for DAP’s Malay image, says analyst
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DAP’s success in marginal non-Malay seats came about with PKR support says an analyst |
PETALING JAYA: A political analyst says DAP’s image among Malay voters and their perception of the party, could improve if the party agrees to work with Umno under a government led by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.
Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said Anwar was a leader who seemed capable of negotiating a form of political inclusiveness, adding that Malaysia’s politics should no longer be centred on ethnicity or religion but on nationality.
“If DAP rejects working with Umno (under an Anwar-led government), then it will give the wrong perception to the Malay people and the Malay royal institution. DAP must avoid sending the message or perception that DAP cannot tolerate a Malay-Muslim government led by Anwar,” he told FMT.
Awang Azman said DAP was only able to win many marginal non-Malay seats because of PKR, adding that the party had contested under the banner of Anwar’s party in the 2018 elections.
With DAP’s support base already seemingly saturated, he said they did not seem capable of increasing their number of seats without PKR’s support.
“Malay support will determine DAP’s future because if DAP wants to increase their strength in terms of their number of seats, they need Malay support to stand in mixed areas.
“So it’s time for DAP to assume a progressive role in replacing MCA, MIC and Gerakan. And they need to be more moderate in order to be accepted by other ethnicities, especially the Bumiputeras in this country.”
He said Malaysia’s politics needed to be proportional to the nation’s population, of which Bumiputeras form about 60%, in order to promote inter-racial harmony and to better develop the country.
“Malaysians want political stability and the involvement of the various ethnicities for a more stable national development,” he said.
However, political analyst Azmi Hassan said DAP will be seen as opportunistic if the party really does work with Umno MPs under Anwar. “And, by extension, those Umno MPs working with DAP will be regarded as traitors to the Malays,” he told FMT.
Even if the two parties were to collaborate, Azmi said the only way for DAP to improve its popularity with Malay voters would be if Umno were to reign over its old rival.
“If the cooperation is on equal footing, this will not convince the Malays. On the other hand, if the cooperation is based on individual Umno MPs and not Umno as an organisation, then the impact on DAP’s image won’t be that great.”
Last month, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the party’s 42 MPs would give their support to Anwar if it was true that the PKR president had the numbers to form the government.
However, while campaigning for Warisan in Sabah a week later, he said DAP would not work with Umno as long as it remains under the leadership of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Najib Razak.
Following Anwar’s initial announcement, Umno president Zahid said he had been informed that many Umno MPs were in support of Anwar and that he could not stop them from doing so.
Anwar is set to have an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today.
Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said Anwar was a leader who seemed capable of negotiating a form of political inclusiveness, adding that Malaysia’s politics should no longer be centred on ethnicity or religion but on nationality.
“If DAP rejects working with Umno (under an Anwar-led government), then it will give the wrong perception to the Malay people and the Malay royal institution. DAP must avoid sending the message or perception that DAP cannot tolerate a Malay-Muslim government led by Anwar,” he told FMT.
Awang Azman said DAP was only able to win many marginal non-Malay seats because of PKR, adding that the party had contested under the banner of Anwar’s party in the 2018 elections.
With DAP’s support base already seemingly saturated, he said they did not seem capable of increasing their number of seats without PKR’s support.
“Malay support will determine DAP’s future because if DAP wants to increase their strength in terms of their number of seats, they need Malay support to stand in mixed areas.
“So it’s time for DAP to assume a progressive role in replacing MCA, MIC and Gerakan. And they need to be more moderate in order to be accepted by other ethnicities, especially the Bumiputeras in this country.”
He said Malaysia’s politics needed to be proportional to the nation’s population, of which Bumiputeras form about 60%, in order to promote inter-racial harmony and to better develop the country.
“Malaysians want political stability and the involvement of the various ethnicities for a more stable national development,” he said.
However, political analyst Azmi Hassan said DAP will be seen as opportunistic if the party really does work with Umno MPs under Anwar. “And, by extension, those Umno MPs working with DAP will be regarded as traitors to the Malays,” he told FMT.
Even if the two parties were to collaborate, Azmi said the only way for DAP to improve its popularity with Malay voters would be if Umno were to reign over its old rival.
“If the cooperation is on equal footing, this will not convince the Malays. On the other hand, if the cooperation is based on individual Umno MPs and not Umno as an organisation, then the impact on DAP’s image won’t be that great.”
Last month, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the party’s 42 MPs would give their support to Anwar if it was true that the PKR president had the numbers to form the government.
However, while campaigning for Warisan in Sabah a week later, he said DAP would not work with Umno as long as it remains under the leadership of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Najib Razak.
Following Anwar’s initial announcement, Umno president Zahid said he had been informed that many Umno MPs were in support of Anwar and that he could not stop them from doing so.
Anwar is set to have an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today.
No no no, working with those who LEAVE UMNO, not the same thing.
ReplyDeleteThose who remain in UMNO is UMNO.
UMNO itself is irredeemable.
ReplyDeleteJust look at how it has returned to piracy the moment it got back into power.
Nothing has been learnt from its defeat in GE14.
GE14 is now treated as just 1-time aberration, and it is safe for them to go back to plundering.
DAP is now aligned to Atuk.
ReplyDeleteAnwar, not so much
since most bumi n malay n chinese n indian party not willing to work with dap, it shd be the other way round whereby lks set up a rockets volunteer mp (similar to mao pva) lead by lge to become part of the new govt, we may call this join the pencuri perombak penyamun n penculik with ccp kharacteristic.
ReplyDeleteU should propose this katak fart characteristics your dangdut pals.
DeleteThey might buy it, as there r now so many fragmented melayu parties to work with.
Along the way, a doggie bone for u as a crumb piece!
Maybe, just maybe the "Nearly Man" will finally do something useful before he retires from politics...nice move Anwar....
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Ku Li expected to meet Agong at 2pm today, say sources
FMT Reporters -October 13, 2020
PETALING JAYA: Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah is expected to meet the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, at 2pm today, according to sources.
The sources said Tengku Razaleigh, more commonly known as Ku Li, will be accompanied by several Umno MPs aligned to him.
They said that during the audience with Sultan Abdullah, the Umno MPs are expected to either declare their support for, or rejection of, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is seeking to be the new prime minister.
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And what’s wrong with changing government in the middle of a pandemic? Is the current PN gomen doing a good job? Didn’t a PAS minister break quarantine law? Are we not in a THIRD wave? Is it not near lockdown again starting tomorrow?
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