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Parti Gerakan Malaysia

Written by Helmi

Thursday, 05 June 2008 01:51

The Malaysian People's Movement Party or the Gerakan is one of the political and component parties of the Barisan Nasional coalition, the ruling party of Malaysia. It was formed in 1968 and is currently led by Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, the former Penang Chief Minister. He is the current Acting President after the former president Datuk Dr Lim Keng Yaik resigned from his post in 1997.

Unlike the other component parties which are more ethnic-based, Gerakan is a more multi racial party although it is predominantly consisted of Chinese who makes up 80% of the membership, while 15% are made up of Indians and the other races total up the rest.

Gerakan, who once had a stronghold in certain states like Penang suffered one of their worst defeats in the past elections where they only garnered 2 seats as compared to 10 in the election before that.

After the disappointing campaign, Gerakan is set to re-position itself to regain the people's confidence and to re-launch themselves into the political arena. The party identified 3 areas in which are subjected into 3 different thrusts that will help them with these efforts. They are to voice Gerakan's ideology, policy position and advocate Malaysian solutions for various major issues, to rebuild, rebrand and re-empower the party at all levels, and to regain people's confidence.

Coupled with the slogan â€˜Forward together with One Heart', which was envisioned after a party wide brainstorming and discussion throughout the country, they will embark on 8 main strategies which are:

1) To formulate and voice principled policy positions and solutions for major national issues;

2) To be constructive opposition in Pakatan Raykat-led states;

3) To pursue reforms of Barisan Nasional (BN) as an effective multi-racial coalition;

4) To effectively rebuild and revitalise the party, to forge smart partnership with society and NGOs;

5) To embark on membership expansion and consolidation;

6) To boost and train more leaders;

7) To re-energise and revamp the party at all levels;

8) To further improve communication and public relations strategies.

Helmi - MalaysiaToday.com.my

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nash August 07, 2008 60.52.48.4 Votes: +4	R.I.P Parti Gerakan. Why dont all you gerakan fools join PKR for a change. report abuse vote down vote up


energy August 10, 2008 60.48.89.222 Votes: -4	Why should you join PKR when this party is still new and lots of internal problems. report abuse vote down vote up


Titinair August 13, 2008 118.100.19.185 Votes: +4	Gerakan is a sinking ship. Lee Kah Choon, Tan Chee Kong and many other have quit for greener pasture. More will follow suit following the exposure by the PR led State Government on the land scandal and other improprieties committed by the previous Government. What had Koh Tzu Koon and his Government done for the ordinary folk of Penang? At least the current PR led Government implements policies with sufficient transparency and accountability. report abuse vote down vote up


sincere August 13, 2008 60.48.89.222 Votes: +1	I am a sincere rakyat of Penang and I don't feel that this is a sinking ship. I do not agree with you. We should see the whole picture not just some. Yes, I can see that Lee Kah Choo and the rest had left. They are crazy power people. You tell me who gave them power, fame, title and etc. Is it PR led Government. Those who stay on are HERO and sincere toward the party even at this moment is quiet. Good or bad, Who knows !!! Just wait and see........... PR led Government just kow how to talk. It must be Action speak louder than talking...... With like present govt. going on in no time we can see rakyat sleeping on roadside and many more factories closing down. During Tan Sri time have you heard people have no work "NO" but people choosing whether to work or not. Now nobody dare to choose. report abuse vote down vote up


kalai August 27, 2008 218.111.218.128 Votes: +3	All politician are power crazy, the difference is with that power in your hand weather do you serve the nation properly or for your personal gain only. As most of us know the BN have got more PROBLEMS, trying to cover one after the other. So just wake up and see for yourself whats happening. My advice to all wise people in GERAKAN please joint PKR and give your full support to make our country a BETTER PLACE TO STAY report abuse vote down vote up


kalai August 27, 2008 218.111.218.128 Votes: +3	All politician are power crazy, the difference is with that power in your hand weather do you serve the nation properly or for your personal gain only. As most of us know the BN have got more PROBLEMS, trying to cover one after the other. So just wake up and see for yourself whats happening. My advice to all wise people in GERAKAN please joint PKR and give your full support to make our country a BETTER PLACE TO STAY report abuse vote down vote up


boonkwee August 29, 2008 218.111.233.205 Votes: +2	This Party same like UMNO because lead by Si Lembik. No future unless the leadership change. report abuse vote down vote up


anger September 12, 2008 60.50.9.176 Votes: +0	You all may scold Gerakan but think before shooting as without the previous Govt, do you think most people life in confort not Malys alone but even other races. The most important is that we must stand unite. The next time when we vote, we must vote for people not parti as if you have lousy people things can't work. Please ask around what did the Pakatan govt do for us for the past few months............. Do you think we are going to survive. Bare in mind, factories are closing down, where are all rakyat going to survive. This is what "RAKYAT" want change of govt. so please face it. If PKR still fighting to take over for the next few month, we can see that investors will just wait and see, then no investors will invest who die !!!! Think report abuse vote down vote up


tanyamseng November 14, 2008 60.50.11.185 Votes: -1	since the pr government led penang the rakyat may suffer yet gerakan must win back the heart of penangite.we know that the opp.is very gila power.the dap have 6 mp + ADUN.they never give chances to their members to be candidates.i think its time to change the state government the next general election.but gerakan and mca must do something to win back. report abuse vote down vote up


sam mersing November 16, 2008 60.50.131.26 Votes: +0	keluar saja dari BN,sertai pakatan rakyat. report abuse vote down vote up


jck November 26, 2008 124.82.12.157 Votes: +0	The systemic rot began long ago. Foreign investors came for their own selfish reasons. Why can't Malaysia progress beyond from being a rent seeking landlord to a master of her own destiny? Own education system is a joke....flip-flopping every few years. Uncompetitive due to non-meritocracy policies...most of our brightest students deprived on account of their race. A regional party like Gerakan does not have the weight to make any difference in this globalized world economy. Gerakan is irrelevant and should be put to sleep before further humiliation. report abuse vote down vote up

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