Words on the street have it that Khairy Jamaludin is up to head the Ministry of Internal Security.
Be prepared because if it is true, we would have a bigger battle ahead of us.
Category: Politics & government
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Zam sudah tiada! Malaysia berjaya!
p/s — my suspicion has been confirmed. Nik Nazmi is the youngest candidate to participate in the recent election:
The youngest candidate was PKR’s Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, who is 26. He defeated Seri Setia incumbent Seripa Noli Syed Hussin. [2008 polls – interesting facts. Malaysiakini. March 10 2008]
I am so proud to be part of his campaign team and I take this as our generation’s victory.
Prior to March 8, it was expected that the opposition would gain at most 90 seats and comparatively, the three parties has successfully garnered 82 parliamentary seats now. This is an amazingly accurate estimation and it clearly indicates that it is not a mere speculation. I am certainly surprised at the accuracy of the estimation — I had indirectly dismissed it — given that DAP, PAS and PKR shocked everybody and even themselves by performing so well.
The estimated seat distribution among the three parties however are less accurate. DAP now controlled 28 seats compared to the expectation of between 30 to 40 seats; PAS gained 23 versus “at least 40” and PKR has 31 seats compared to the synthesized expectation of 10 seats.
Among the three, only PKR did better than expectation. So good in fact that they are now the opposition leader in the Parliament! I take this as an vindication of a theory that only PKR has the ability to seriously challenge BN on its own among the big three opposition parties.
Wow. The Big Three. Evolution from a near-extinction to being the opposition leader in the national assembly is no easy feat.
I had expected change to be a gradual process. Some have waited for decades for this and my generation is lucky enough to see this day of change to arrive so soon. In the aftermath of it all, plan for power sharing among DAP, PAS and PKR is surfacing but before anyone gets over their head, they must keep in mind that 2008 is characterized with protest votes.
The three parties must be careful to not to overestimate its influence, lest the next general election would be a nightmare. It will a mistake for any of the three parties to swing their weight indiscreetly.
I especially want to stress this to PAS. I personally voted for PAS not because I agree with the its policies rather, I did so because I wanted to reduce the power of the state. For many others, from what I heard from people on the ground in Keramat, they voted for PAS before they are unhappy with UMNO; their votes are protest votes.
It is good to keep in mind that Titiwangsa which comprises Keramat as well as Kampung Baru was an UMNO stronghold. This is the first time as far as I can recall that this area favors party other than UMNO. That exactly part of the major undercurrent of the recently concluded federal election as well as in a number of major Malaysian states.
This fact must never be overlooked.
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[1579] Of Barisan Rakyat
From the excellent Mob’s Crib. Now, I cannot stay awake anymore. I am off to bed.