PKR Divisional Elections In April More Orderly
SHAH ALAM, May 14 (Bernama) -- The Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) divisional elections held in April were described as much more orderly and well-organised compared to previous years.
PKR information chief Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the party's decision to use a new system in the recent divisonal elections also reflected PKR, a party that guarantees the integrity of whoever is elected without interference from any party.
'This time the party has made an early decision to utilise technology and not allow large gatherings during voting at divisional level. We find that such a process is very helpful in maintaining order and discipline.
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'In fact, the decision to me is right because it first shows that PKR is a forward-looking party, utilising technology such as blockchain for the purpose of ensuring the integrity of the election is intact and not disturbed by any party, apart from the discipline (of members) to comply with the party's decision not to allow gathering more than 50 people in one place,' he said.
Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the Minister of Communications, said this in a special Sinar Harian interview programme which was broadcast last night.
Commenting on the perception of some parties that this PKR election was rowdy, Fahmi said the process was much calmer without any elections being stopped or completely disrupted compared to before, especially those seen in 2019, which was before the Sheraton Move.
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'For me, it is a thousand times better (1,000 times better) than before. I strongly disagree that it was a noisy election. But we all understand that democracy is noisy. It is noisy but not chaotic.
'So the noise is important, it is a reflection of the unity of views and attitudes. That is democracy. For me, this is a good opportunity for the party to be given a new spirit without us leaving out any party,' he said.
Meanwhile, Fahmi believes that the party leadership will be fair in placing someone in the right place to continue to strengthen the party's direction even if they lose or are not elected at the end of the election process.
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