Clock ticking for PKR to fix reformist image, says analyst

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James Chin says PKR’s reformist image has been hurt by its association with Umno, a party not known for its support of reforms.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/23/clock-ticking-for-pkr-to-fix-reformist-image-says-analyst  Laporan Laanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/23/masa-makin-suntuk-pkr-perlu-baiki-imej-reformis-kata-penganalisis  Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #PKR #Umno #Reformist

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00:00With less than three years left in the unity government's term, PKR must reclaim its reformist

00:06brand, says an analyst. James Chin of the University of Tasmania said, although PKR still

00:12sees itself as reformist, public perception differs due to its alliance with UMNO, a party

00:17not known for supporting reforms. He said UMNO has dragged down Pakatan Harpan and damaged PKR's

00:23image, as the Anwar Ibrahim-led party has struggled to deliver meaningful reforms. Chin highlighted

00:29that major decisions, such as extending Azambaki's tenure as head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption

00:34Commission, lie with Anwar and his cabinet, not the party, and have even upset PKR leaders

00:40like Nuru Isaha Anwar. Despite the shortcomings, Chin believes PKR supporters will stay loyal

00:45and accept the leadership's claim that reform is just slow.

00:49Vice President Niknazmi Nikahmat recently affirmed PKR's commitment to reforms, citing progress

00:54like the Constitutional Amendment on Citizenship for Children Born Overseas to Malaysian Mothers.

00:59International Islamic University Malaysia's Shahza Shukri agreed PKR's role in the unity government

01:05has heard its image, but said there was still time. She urged Anwar to target certain low-hanging

01:11fruits, like imposing a term limit for the Prime Minister, a policy he previously endorsed.

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