Victory for Nurul Izzah, but PKR may be losing the bigger battle

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While the race for the deputy presidency went as expected, the exit of Rafizi Ramli and other senior figures will leave a strategic gap the party must urgently fill.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/26/victory-for-nurul-izzah-but-pkr-may-be-losing-the-bigger-battle   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 #AnwarIbrahim #NurulIzzahAnwar #RafiziRamli

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00:00The PKR elections have concluded, with Nurul Iza Anwar clinching the deputy presidency in a decisive win over Rafizi Bramli.

00:10However, behind the celebrations lie more complex questions. Where does this leave PKR and what will happen to its reformist appeal?

00:19The daughter of party president Anwar Ibrahim has officially taken the number two spot in PKR,

00:25marking the first time in the party's history that both top positions are held by members of the same family.

00:31While supporters have hailed this as a new era of stability and continuity, critics and observers alike cannot ignore the growing perception of nepotism.

00:41More pressing, however, is the void left by Rafizi, a key strategist and reformist voice in the party.

00:48Under his watch and largely due to his aggressive campaigning and policy focus,

00:53the party began to regain traction, particularly among urban, middle-class and non-Malay voters.

01:00Without him, PKR risks losing a critical voice and perhaps more crucially, a voter segment that gravitated towards his brand of transparency.

01:09That being said, Nurul Iza's challenge now is to prove that her leadership is not just a continuation of the family brand,

01:16but a transformative force in its own right.

01:19That means reaching beyond a loyal base, reconnecting with urban voters,

01:23and showing she can hold a party and its government partners accountable.

01:27Amid internal reshuffling and shifting voter expectations,

01:31PKR now faces a crucial test of staying relevant without Rafizi's firepower and while leaning on stability over reform.

01:39Over reform?

01:41Over reform

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