Nurul Izzah: Deputy president's role key to supporting Anwar's national agenda
KUALA LUMPUR: The role of PKR deputy president has become more critical as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who also leads the party, shoulders the heavy responsibility of steering the nation through an era of uncertainty.
Newly-elected party deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar said Anwar holds this position amid ongoing global power struggles, including the United States-China trade war.
"In such a time, the role of deputy president becomes even more critical to strengthen the party and ensure our internal governance remains firmly on track, allowing the president to fully focus on national administration," she said in a Facebook post today.
Among her first initiatives, Nurul Izzah said she would introduce a universal programme for all party divisions, a comprehensive effort to empower grassroots machinery.
She said the programme would focus on expanding the support base, adopting effective strategies to reach the people, and identifying the best ways to assist communities in their respective constituencies.
"We must not let our warriors go into battle without strength.
"We will ensure that every general and warrior of the party, from the branches to the central leadership, is equipped with sufficient strength, knowledge, resources and fighting spirit to face the upcoming political battlefield," she said.
Nurul Izzah said victory is not a moment for celebration or complacency, but a call to action, and a time to double efforts, go to the ground, listen, and return to the real battleground.
"I step forward not with pride, but with a deep sense of responsibility, fully aware that every vote is a trust, and every trust demands real work.
"Let us rebuild this strength. If there are cracks, let us mend them. If there is distance, let us close it.
"Together, we can bring about genuine reform from the heart, for the people.
"I speak on behalf of everyone, whether you voted for me or for Rafizi (Ramli, former PKR deputy president), let us honour this mandate," she said.
In the PKR Central Leadership Council race on Friday, Nurul Izzah was elected as the party's new deputy president with 9,803 votes, defeating incumbent Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.
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