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Wanted: Many more like Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim,
Bless the people of malaysia For they’ve finally managed to press the right buttons. In voting for
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim,as the oppositionleader
they have made it abundantly clear that they will not allow themselves to be yoked to an odious past riven by the jagged edge of the thirdforce
Wanita PKR — its largest wing — is set to table a motion to formalise Anwar’s position as PKR supreme head with its re-elected chief Zuraida Kamaruddin saying it should be held exclusively by Anwar and remain unchallenged.
PKR president Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail however played down the suggestion, citing party stability to justify the current leadership arrangement of her husband.
“That is the view of the Wanita chief. We respect her view. But even without a formal position, Anwar continues to make effective decisions,” Wan Azizah told The Malaysian Insider last night.
“And there is no need for specific position reserved for Anwar as we make our decisions collectively,” she added in the special interview at her residence in the leafy Bukit Segambut suburb.
Wan Azizah also said Anwar’s ongoing sodomy trial as an obstacle for the opposition leader to formally lead the party.
Anwar is accused of sodomising his former aide Saiful Azlan Bukhari in 2008, just three months after the opposition collectively denied BN its customary two-thirds parliamentary majority.
“The way it is going, I don’t think you need a crystal ball, but of course I’m still hoping.
“If he stands for election, and if anything happens to him, probably there will be negative impact,” said Wan Azizah.
PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution however said while party leaders should ideally be democratically elected, Anwar’s emotional influence in PKR must also be taken into consideration.
“One argument says the leader must be democratically elected. Another argument takes into account the emotional attachment and the members’ sentiment towards Anwar Ibrahim,” Saifuddin told The Malaysian Insider.
“I am more inclined to say there is no need to formalise the position, but we leave it to the delegates. Let them debate as this is the place for them to discuss party affairs,” he added.
“Party members feel attached to him for what he has gone through for the past decade. What happened to Anwar left a deep impact on them and it has never been experience by any Malaysian politician,” said the Machang MP.
Anwar was the deputy prime minister from 1993 to 1998 and was seen as a successor to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who became the prime minister in 1981.
His sacking 1998 over allegations of sodomy and abuse of power left him languishing in a prison for six years.
Wan Azizah founded the party in 1999 and held the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat in Anwar’s absence until August 2008.
readmore Anwar ; the reformasi movement he created is the political enlightment of the rakyat of what is wrong with this country, its leaders and its system.
Anwar was released in 2004 and in the last party election in 2007 he was nominated to contest the presidency but pulled out at the last minute after the Registrar of Societies (RoS) refused to lift the ban on Anwar to hold elected posts in the party due to his conviction.
He was later named de facto leader by the congress. The position which is not stated in the party’s constitution came under attack from former PKR deputy presidential contender Datuk Zaid Ibrahim who had challenged Anwar to takeover the presidency.
The PKR Wanita proposal for Anwar’s position to be formalised constitutionally is seen as a reaction to Zaid’s challenge
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“But you must remember the decision to appoint Anwar as Ketua Umum was made by the congress in Negri Sembilan,” said Saifuddin who pointed out that the congress is the party’s highest decision making body.
On Sunday Senator Dr Syed Husin Ali would end his service as deputy president and replaced with Azmin Ali who defeated Mustaffa Kamil Ayub.
The four elected vice-president posts would be filled by Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar,
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