Soalselidik yang baru dijalankan oleh Pusat Kajian Demokrasi dan Pilihan Raya UM menjelang pemilihan parti telah dibentangkan kepada pimpinan KEADILAN beberapa minggu sebelum disampaikan kepada media.
KEADILAN merupakan parti yang memimpin budaya politik baru di Malaysia. Sejak awal lagi, parti menyedari risiko yang dihadapai, sekiranya sistem satu anggota satu undi menyebabkan persaingan yang berpanjangan. Namun walaupun proses pemilihan mencabar, proses tersebut juga perlu bagi memastikan kualiti kepimpinan dan mengurangkan risiko politik wang.
Parti mengambil risiko ini sekarang meskipun wujud kemungkinan persepsi negatif pengundi selepas kempen serangan UMNO-BN untuk memanipulasi pemilihan. Sebelum in, KEADILAN telah membuat satu lagi keputusan berani. Pada tahun 1999, konsep parti pelbagai kaum yang benar-benar mewakili semua rakyat Malaysia dilihat berisiko, namun KEADILAN tetap istiqamah dan pendekatan ini menyumbang kepada kejayaan pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-12 dan pembentukan Pakatan Rakyat.
Keputusan melalui proses pemilihan langsung telah terbukti keputusan yang baik apabila lebih ramai pimpinan wanita dan muda mendapat tempat di peringkat nasional dan cabang seluruh negara.
Kami yakin dengan kematangan rakyat dan KEADILAN mempunyai kebolehan untuk bertindak berdasarkan kematangan ini. Kekuatan KEADILAN datangnya daripada rakyat dan kami akan terus berusaha untuk terus memantapkan KEADILAN agar rakyat Malaysia mendapat parti politik yang terbaik. Justeru kami mengalu-alukan sebarang kritikan membina dan pandangan dengan hati yang terbuka.
KEADILAN akan memulakan siri kempen di peringkat nasional untuk kembali menengahkan keadilan sosial dan permasalahan rakyat dalam wacana politik Malaysia.
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Response to UM Democratic and Elections Research Centre Study
The recent study conducted by the University of Malaya Democratic and Elections Research Centre during the party elections was made available to the KEADILAN leadership a few weeks ago before it was released to the media.
KEADILAN prides itself as a party that leads in bringing new political culture in the country. The party full recognised the risk it would face, should the one-member one-vote election become fractious and long drawn. While it is difficult, it is also a necessary step to ensure high quality of leadership and reducing the risk of money politics.
The party takes the risk now despite a possible backlash from the voters given
the anticipated hate campaign by UMNO- BN to manipulate the election. In the past, we had made a similar bold move. When the concept of a
multi-racial party that is truly representative of the population was
considered risky in 1999, KEADILAN persevered – that perseverance contributed to the gains made in the 12th General Elections and the subsequent formation of Pakatan Rakyat.
The direct election has been vindicated as more capable women and youth leaders have been promoted both at the central and local levels.
We trust the maturity of the public and KEADILAN - of all the parties
- has the inert ability to respond to the maturity of the public
accordingly. At the end of the day our power comes from the people, and we will do our best to keep changing KEADILAN for the better so that Malaysians have the political party that they deserve. We therefore welcome all constructive criticisms and feedback with an open heart and mind.
KEADILAN is preparing a series of national level campaigns aimed at bringing social justice and people's issues back at the centre of
political debate in the country.
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
BIRO KOMUNIKASI
PARTI KEADILAN RAKYAT
A-1-09, Merchant Square
No. 1, Jalan Tropicana Selatan 1
47410 Petaling Jaya
Tel: +603 7885 0530
Fax: +603 7885 0531
E-mail: komunikasi@keadilanrakyat.org
Web: www.keadilanrakyat.org
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