PKR polls defeat not end of the road for Rafizi, say analysts

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Awang Azman Pawi says Rafizi Ramli should be like a snake that slithers through the roots but never loses its venom.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/24/pkr-polls-defeat-not-end-of-the-road-for-rafizi-say-analysts  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/24/kalah-pemilihan-pkr-bukan-penamat-buat-rafizi-kata-penganalisis  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    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 #NationalCongress #RafiziRamli #AwangAzmanPawi

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00:01Rafizi Romney's defeat in the contest for the PKR Deputy President's post is not the

00:06end of his political career if the Pandat MP can recalibrate his strategy, says an analyst.

00:13Describing the outcome as a sign of changing tides, Awang Azman-Pawi believes Rafizi remains

00:19a key figure in Malaysian politics, despite the loss.

00:23However, the defeat sheds light on several underlying currents within PKR.

00:29Awang Azman said Rafizi was once at his peak when data reform was the core of his movement,

00:35but now he is perhaps seen as being out of touch with the sentiments of the party's grassroots.

00:41Critics have pointed to Rafizi's communication style, which some perceive as being elitist

00:46or disconnected, as a potential reason for the shift in support.

00:50Meanwhile, Merdeka Center's Ibrahim Sufyan also dismissed suggestions that Rafizi's loss

00:55to Nurul Iza Anwar signals the end of his political journey, as he still commands significant

01:00support within the party.

01:02He said Rafizi could compliment Nurul Iza in the party's preparations for the next general

01:07election and continue to play a constructive role in the future.

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