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Pakatan Rakyat

Written by Helmi

Thursday, 05 June 2008 01:50

Translated to mean the People's Pact, the Pakatan Rakyat was formed on April 1st 2008. This would be the opposition party's answer to the national front of the ruling government, Barisan Nasional (BN). The PR is formed after the 12th Malaysian general elections in March 8th 2008 of which various opposition parties won their seat which saw the BN losing their two third majority.

Formed by the three most influential opposition parties which are DAP (Democratic Action Party), PKR (Parti Keadlian Rakyat) and PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party), the PR is led by all the three components and is pledge to uphold the rights and interest of the people.

As the opposition captured 5 states during the elections which was won by different proportions from different parties, the coalition meant that the states are now known as Pakatan Rakyat State governments.

Based on the concept of Barisan Rakyat which was first envisioned during the election campaign formed by 5 political parties, the concept was initially conceived by Haris Ibrahim, a human-rights lawyer and avid blogger. His idea circled around upholding egalitarian, transparent and responsible governance in service of the people.

With the results of elections favouring much of the opposition parties, of which they won 5 states and more than one third of the federal government, the leaders of the three main opposition parties decided that a ruling party would be necessary. This would then give them the upper hand in management as well as being able to streamline the alliance, with which the Pakatan Rakyat was put forward.

The concept of the PR although is similar to the BN differs in leadership. While BN is led by its president, PR establishes a Leadership Council, which are seated by the three leaders of the parties. The Joint Secretariat, of which are also equally represented will be responsible to develop the framework fo the PR, which will then be approved by the Leadership Council. This nature is such as the PR practices a consensus-based approach.

The Pakatan Rakyat, consisting of the three main parties would have an equal representation in the coalition. They are:

Democratic Action Party (DAP)

Secretary-general: Yang Amat Berhormat Lim Guan Eng

National chairman: Yang Berhormat Karpal Singh Ram Singh

People's Justice Party (Keadilan / PKR)

President: Yang Berhormat Datin Seri Dr. Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail

Party Leader: Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)

President: Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Hadi bin Awang

Spiritual leader: Yang Amat Berhormat Tuan Guru Dato' Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat

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RAKYAT July 22, 2008 118.100.239.17 Votes: +10	ALL THE BEST PAKATAN RAKYAT. report abuse vote down vote up


atan August 10, 2008 60.51.101.105 Votes: +1	assalaimualaikum!. Tok guru Dato sri Haji Hadi and Dato Nik Aziz you all the best, teruskan perjuangan demi anak watan. Selamat menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan Negara. report abuse vote down vote up


myul August 13, 2008 60.52.234.21 Votes: -16	PR - Pakatan Rugi............ Belum dapat tadbir negara lagi dah sibuk cadangkan UiTM dibuka kpd semua kaum. Kalau dapat tadbir negara, habis semua keistimewaan Melayu/bumiputra dalam perlembagaan negara ditukar. Lama-lama jadi macam singapura, org melayu yg asalnya adalah penduduk pribumi negara itu lama-kelamaan jadi macam menumpang je. Fikir - fikirlah......bukan utk sekarang sahaja tetapi untuk anak cucu kita yang akan datang. Sanggup kah kita tgk negara kita menjadi seperti Singapura. report abuse vote down vote up


dinasour August 19, 2008 124.82.15.202 Votes: +9	hai...hai...10% itu akan untungkan negara dalam jangka panjang beb.....jgnlah fanatik sgt..... kita melayu..sama-sama majukan ngr bersama2 kaum lain....nanti rosak semua report abuse vote down vote up


gina August 21, 2008 60.52.204.149 Votes: +4	ini myul tul2 tak ader otak la......kite cakap pasal semagat perpaduan..baru la negara maju...u ni macam samseng racist ajer...10% ajer bukan nak 100% aya malas la nak cite sama u la racist.. report abuse vote down vote up


sostiram August 21, 2008 192.55.52.11 Votes: +0	Hoi Myul! UMNO yang buka dulu 10% untuk kaum bukan bumiputera. Tak baca surat khabar ka? Singkat punya otak. Buat malu kaum je hang ni! report abuse vote down vote up


myul August 21, 2008 60.50.190.224 Votes: -2	sostiram, 10 % itu untuk sekolah MRSM. MRSM dan UiTM berbeza. UiTM ada Akta UiTM 2000 yg menyatakan penubuhan universiti tu tertakluk kepada Artikel 153 perlembagaan persekutuan. MRSM ada akta ke ? Tak baca surat khabar punya orang ? Buat malu kaum jer tak tau hak sendiri. report abuse vote down vote up


awie August 22, 2008 82.7.245.218 Votes: +4	kau orn ni apa.... la melayu dng melayu pun nak gaduh mcm mana nak maju kau tengok bangsa lain tak ada gaduh pun, dia org tepuk tangan, tengok kita bergaduh sedo la sekit cuba protes cara baik budi bahasa sopan santun kan bagus tunjukkan tauladan pada anak2 kita dan bangsa lain. fekir2 dan renung kan la.. report abuse vote down vote up


man jeng August 25, 2008 211.25.128.31 Votes: +1	Apalah sangat 10% tu, tak ada masalah langsung, at least kita boleh belajar bersama bangsa asing, tidaklah kita terkelompok dalam satu bangsa yang hanya ada sikap PHD. Lu olang fikirlah sendili.... report abuse vote down vote up


sihan August 25, 2008 211.25.128.31 Votes: +1	betul tu.. aku dulu belajar dengan orang melayu, langsung kedekut ilmu.. kita dibiarkan terkontang kanting.. macam jalan malam tiada berlampu, bila aku tukar U masuk UPM rasa seronok pula dapat belajar dengan kaum lain.. bila dah habis belajar dapat kerja dengan bangsa asing.. senang gila, tak ada tekanan langsung. report abuse vote down vote up


whitesandren August 28, 2008 118.100.55.249 Votes: -2	5% kepada rakyat asing tu tak macam mana?bukankah tikam belakang kesemua rakyat malaysia? report abuse vote down vote up


KAI August 29, 2008 115.132.59.241 Votes: +2	Dear myul...saya org melayu islam,org cina kawan saya,org india kawan saya,apsal la tak kasik masuk uitm tu,apa salahnya mereka adalah bangsa malaysia,hentikan perkauman ...kalau melayu nak maju bersaing la cara sihat denagn bangsa lain,melayu bersaing sama melayu tak kemana,malaysia ni kampung kite semua..melayu,cina,india,kadazan,iban,bidayuh,melanau,orang asli,etc..bertimbang rase,adil,semua ade diajar dalam Islam,jgn jadik dacing rosak..sennget seblah..tak adil..keadilan itu untuk manusia sejagat..welcome to the new era..we're malaysian..kami bangga jadi anak malaysia..hentikan merosakkan malaysia ini BN'er!!!!tak sabar tunggu 16 sept..DSAI FOR PM!!! report abuse vote down vote up


king_fifey VIII August 30, 2008 60.49.229.54 Votes: +0	aduihh,dato' khalid minta dibuka kuota uitm 10% kpd bangsa lain ada baiknya,,ada buruknya..tp komey jgn la marah beliau sbb itu pandangan beliau sendiri.. yang baiknya,x da la pemuda melayu lena di ulit intan..sbb x da persaingan dgn bangsa lain.bla d buka,,baru la pemuda2 yang lena ni terjaga,baru la bangsa melayu ni cergas sikit.. diharap komey jgn la bergaduh ttg pandangan dr org lain,komey pn ada hak yg sama.. Maju pakatan maju!! report abuse vote down vote up


aaa August 31, 2008 124.82.233.10 Votes: +2	myul, you are having a prehistoric mind. Being mix with other races may gain wider knowledge. Chinese can learn from Malay and Indian, Malay can learn from Chinese and Indian. And Indian can learn from Malay and Chinese. That what we need to learn from each other and thats is call Muhibbah.. What you cant see.. the UMMO is using the UiTMN as a tool for their political agenda. Practising racist and shutting the minds of the Malays and brainwashing them so that the UiTM will always love UMMO. Why i said "brainwash"., just because of one single sentences by the MB.. more then 5,000 UiTM students went overboard.... march to see the MB. Poor MB.. trying to open the mind of the Malays and this what he get. If the goverment and UiTM doesnt agree with the MB they can settle it their way. As a student... leave this to the bigs guy to settle... instead of doing that ... thousand of them flock to the MB office.... can you see it now... the UMMO is brain washing them... report abuse vote down vote up


mrsm student September 01, 2008 202.188.11.112 Votes: +3	im a mrsm student,with various race.maybe,we're too young to know about racist(im 16),but the fact is,malay student is really2 embrassing.i have to say this although im a malay. There are one chinese,every morning wake up very late.why he late?because he studying all night for spm.what happen to the malay??they sleep late just to play poker,reading comic. and starting 2007,mrsm didn't receive non-malay anymore.i dont know weather this applied to all mrsm or just mine(mrsm sekitar johor).from my observations,all chinese student at my school did pretty well compared to malay students.why this should happen??i admit that i have a bit racist feeling in my heart,but when it comes to a study,activity and business matter,i've to forget all that feelings.we also have no prob with the non-muslim here. report abuse vote down vote up


malaysian September 02, 2008 218.208.199.145 Votes: +1	myul adalah org yg tidak pernah keluar dr tempurung nye..bagai katak bawah tempurung..dlm dunia kini u masih mau mengira u kaum apa..mereka kaum apa..kalau mcm tu..u jgn la pergi belajar dgn org lain..mengapa UiTM ada pensyarah luar negara..mengapa pensyarah melayu/bumiputra belajar kat luar negara..apakah UiTM tidak mampu menghasilkan pensyarah sendiri..apakah mrk org melayu atau bumiputra..mengapa belajar kedoktoran barat dlm UiTM? mengapa tidak belajar kedoktoran tradisional? apakah belajar kedoktoran barat tidak akan merosakkan akhlak kaum kamu? jika kamu masih berfikir sebelah..hasilnya bukan kaum lain yg akan menghapuskan kaum kamu malah kamu menghapuskan diri sendiri dlm keadaan tidak sedar..bagai seekor katak dimasukkan ke dlm balang yg sedang dididihkan. report abuse vote down vote up


kjima san September 04, 2008 211.1.199.142 Votes: +1	selamat hari kemerdekaan kepada pemimpin2 PKR(pas..dap..keadilan).rakyat suppord PKR!!.rakyat mengharapkan 16sept akan menjadi lembaran baru untuk negara kita terus maju.HIDUP PKR!! pasal issue 10% tu saya sokong sepenuhnya.jika difikirkan bangsa kita perlukan cabaran dan persaingan supaya terus bergerak maju.dalam masa yang sama akan memotivasikan kaum kita untuk berdaya saing kearah kemajuan. report abuse vote down vote up


tangkis September 05, 2008 60.53.68.124 Votes: +2	PR menang diPR Kecil Permatang Pauh. DSAI sudah angkat sumpah jadi Wakil Rakyat PP. 3 buah bas, masing masing ada penumpang 50 orang, semua nya warga Indonesia dari Melaka, mempunyai Mykad, telah mengundi. Bas ditangkap dan dobawah keBali Polis Seberang Prai. Laporan Polis ada??? Apa jadi dengan laporan polis?? Sampai sekarang tidak ada hasil? Semua pengundi hantu harus diambil tindakan..Masuk kan mereka diKamunting!!!! PKR sila susuli apa tindakan polis. Mungkin laporan polis sudah di lenyapkan oleh PDRM dengan kerjasama muslihat oleh SPR. report abuse vote down vote up


Bangun September 21, 2008 60.54.93.10 Votes: +0	Pndapat suma amat menarik.. Ia mengharumkan demokrasi d Msia. Pndapat anda baik sekali tapi amat ringkas..wahal msih banyak yg pelu d kupas.. Sya cadangkan we all read a book entitled "To Digress A Little" by Syed Akbar Ali. Chapter 18 "To Enhance Malay Competitiveness may shed light on the UiTM issue. Best klu baca semua. report abuse vote down vote up


myul September 25, 2008 118.100.58.168 Votes: +1	Adakah dengan adanya Artikel 153 perlembagaan persekutuaan, bangsa lain tidak dapat belajar di universiti ? Sedangkan ada byk lagi universiti lain di Malaysia tidak kira swasta ataupun kerajaan. Adakah dengan adanya Artikel 153 juga, bangsa2 lain tidak boleh berniaga, membina kekayaan dan sebagainya. Pd pengamatan saya, dari sejak merdeka hingga sekarang, bangsa2 lain bebas untuk belajar di mana2 U dan menjadi bertambah-tambah kaya. Jadi kenapa hendak sgt dibuka UiTM kepada bangsa lain ? Adakah ada udang di sebalik batu memandangkan pendapat trst dicadangkan oleh bangsa melayu sendiri ? report abuse vote down vote up


Anuar November 10, 2008 81.7.200.82 Votes: +0	Insyaallah....sama-sama kita tegakkan ISLAM DALAM DIRI KITA....pasti TERTEGAK DALAM NEGARA KITA.... report abuse vote down vote up


pejuang November 20, 2008 60.48.236.90 Votes: +0	yang pasti PAKATAN AKAN AMBIL ALIH pentadbiran negara..ini tetap akan berlaku..kalau di USA dah ade perubahan luar jangkaan apa lagi di malaysia dengan penduduk berbilangan kaum...saya bagi tarikh selepas 15 Jun 2011 malaysia akan melalui melalui trasformasi di luar jangakaan...semua kaum akan hidup dalam aman damai dan saksama.... report abuse vote down vote up

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