10-16-2022, 10:54 AM
PSM and PH, an electoral pact of mutual benefit
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I am glad that Pakatan Harapan (PH) has agreed to have an electoral pact with a fraternal party like Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM).
Recently, I suggested that PH should form an electoral pact with Muda and PSM in strengthening the coalition’s position against Umno/BN.
I suggested that PSM, being a socialist political party, had many things in common with parties such as DAP and PKR.
In the 2008 and 2013 general elections, PSM’s chairman Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj contested and won the Sungei Siput parliamentary constituency.
He was called a “giant killer” after defeating former MIC president, the late S Samy Vellu in the 2008 general election.
In both the elections, Jayakumar contested under the banner of PKR.
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Recently, I suggested that PH should form an electoral pact with Muda and PSM in strengthening the coalition’s position against Umno/BN.
I suggested that PSM, being a socialist political party, had many things in common with parties such as DAP and PKR.
In the 2008 and 2013 general elections, PSM’s chairman Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj contested and won the Sungei Siput parliamentary constituency.
He was called a “giant killer” after defeating former MIC president, the late S Samy Vellu in the 2008 general election.
In both the elections, Jayakumar contested under the banner of PKR.
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