07-14-2022, 02:29 PM
PKR must resolve internal strife or face another crisis, says analyst
PETALING JAYA: All eyes will be on the PKR congress tomorrow as the party seeks to quell dissatisfaction stemming from the recent party polls.
If not handled properly, it could spark a crisis like the one it experienced in 2018, said political analyst Sivamurugan Pandian of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). That crisis was also related to party elections.
Sivamurugan said PKR needed to sort out problems related to the recent polls or risk something similar to the “Sheraton Move” in 2020, which saw Barisan Nasional, Bersatu, PAS, and a PKR faction led by Azmin Ali joining forces to topple the Pakatan Harapan government.
Allegations of electoral fraud, such as claims of result discrepancies and of phantom votes being cast, have marred the party polls and forced PKR to postpone the congress until the completion of a forensic audit.
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