GE and Putrajaya: Pakatan Rakyat cannot fight it alone

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The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) currently consist of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) and Sarawak National Party (SNAP) should change its status quo and come out with open hands to embrace the other small and neutral political parties into its fold rather than to let the so-call "Third Force" to emerge in the next general election.

The other smaller political parties are the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM), Human Rights Party (HRP), Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (AKIM), Parti Ekonomi Rakyat Sarawak (PERS), while the neutral and much bigger regional based is the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP).

If the "Third Force" is allowed to emerge in the next general election, it will not serve PR any good as these parties may split the votes, would confuse the voters as well and then, it would indirectly benefits the Barisan Nasional (BN).

Even if the "Third Force" is not properly organized like what has been claimed by former PKR deputy president Senator Dr Syed Husin Ali, we also must not underestimate them. Just look at PSM, they are slowly gaining support from the ground and they are seem to be emerging, where they might be providing a very tough challenge to both PR and BN component parties in the next general election if PSM were to be let out there alone continuously.

Remember, even if it is small, the votes are crucial. Every vote counts.

Therefore, in order to strengthen its position, the PR leaders should move forward to provide some due sacrifices by admitting the PSM, PRM, HRP and SAPP into their fold because these smaller parties will not only give them the numbers but would increase the support for the opposition coalition effectively.

We know if PR were to embrace PSM, PRM, HRP and SAPP, the existing component parties, DAP, PKR, PAS or SNAP will have to give away some of their seats to these parties to contest. But for the sake of a united opposition front, these sacrifices should be worth to begin with, rather than to let them continue staying as a "Third Force" and splitting the votes.

Just look at the Batu Sapi by-election in Sabah, a three corner fight between BN, PKR and SAPP had end up the dissent votes were split and as the result, BN had successfully regained the seat. For a strategic purpose, PR should have embrace SAPP into its fold and let it contest against the BN as one to one fight because SAPP knows about Sabah just too well. In Sabah, the PKR is currently still seen like a peninsular-based and PR needs a regional based party in that state in order for them to go much more deeper. DAP had since made their inroads into urban and townships, while PAS' strength has yet to be seen in that state.

We strongly believe that PR should learn from their trial and error, and embrace these smaller and regional based parties with open heart. If you embrace them with open heart, our people would view such move with gratitude and it would be an accurate timing in wake of the much publicize would be anticipating 13th general election.

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