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DON’T BE SO THICK-SKINNED LIKE NAJIB & ROSMAH: EVEN YOUTH LEADERS KNOW ENOUGH TO TELL ANWAR & AZIZAH IT’S TIME TO LET GO
ANWAR Ibrahim’s decision to withdraw from Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) list of candidates for prime minister may have surprised many but for youth leaders who came into politics after the Reformasi movement era, this decision really means little to them.
For while Anwar is synonymous with the Reformasi movement and has been the opposition leader in the past two decades, his influence among younger voters is now questionable.
For youths going into the 14th general election as first time voters, Anwar’s struggles may not resonate with them.
Student activist Adam Adli said Anwar may still be influential among the younger generation of party cadres but whether his agenda of change is still relevant to youth today remains a question mark.
He said the current political dynamics has Anwar in a disadvantage as it is Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is running the show now.
“With Anwar behind bars, he is playing a less significant role now in terms of influencing the younger voters.
“He may still be very influential among political parties, but less so among the public since his imprisonment,” Adam said.
He added that there were many elements which inspired youth to join the struggle, and Anwar is not the sole reason any more.
“For many years now, the young rebels have set their own pace at their own will. So it is understandable for Anwar’s influence to weaken among the young generation.”
Another student activist from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi said opposition parties needed to groom their younger leaders, as the constant harping on Anwar as the next prime minister does not bode well among young voters.
“As a youth, I want a fixed prime minister (candidate) and then I would vote for the party. Without naming a candidate for prime minister, it’s very shady as they lack direction,” the law student said.
He added that PH should look for other alternatives, such as Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali, who has a good record in managing Selangor, the richest state in Malaysia.
Anis Syafiqah Mohd Yusof, a Universiti Malaya student who led the #TangkapMO1 movement last year, said the excitement among youth for Anwar to lead the opposition is different from those who experienced the Reformasi movement.
“I meet with friends from different backgrounds, opposition and pro-government supporters, all the time and we discuss politics. Many think he has become irrelevant.
For Anis, it does not matter who leads the country as long as the person is not corrupt, has high credibility and integrity.
Political analysts told The Malaysian Insight the opposition’s insistence on hanging on to Anwar for leadership also showed it had failed to provide alternatives to younger voters.
“With regards to Anwar, the party must go beyond him and Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
“Youths can no longer connect with Anwar and the party must seriously consider where it sees itself in the next five years,” said Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, an analyst at public policy consulting firm BowerGroupAsia.
He added that the possible appointment of Dr Mahathir to PH’s chairmanship would only deflate the already disillusioned electorate.
“Basically, the choice voters are faced with is the current Barisan Nasional or a Barisan Nasional of the 1990s,” he said likening PH to BN in the 1990s when Dr Mahathir was leading the ruling coalition with Anwar.
Pollster Ilham Centre’s executive director Hisomuddin Bakar said there was a mixed response from young voters towards Anwar, and the “Anwar factor” was no longer significant for first time voters, especially Malay youths and those living in rural areas.
“Post-13th general election (GE13), after serving his sentence, his influence started to fade.
“Throughout our post GE13 studies, Anwar is not the main factor for young voters, civil societies and fence-sitters.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) associate professor Dr Faisal S Hazis said Anwar’s influence somehow blocked any talk of political succession within the party and opposition pact.
“I’m sure people in the Reformasi movement appreciate and acknowledge the kind of work Anwar has put in, but at the same time they need to move beyond him.
“Because if you look at other progressive democracies, they are now turning into young leaders to spearhead a country,” the head of Asian Studies Centre said.
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