The overwhelming majority of opposition politicians especially PKR are being seen as power seeking for their personal interests, including sustaining their own power at the expense of the party and public.
In the minds of the public, the institutional power is being used by them as an instrument of power for their own benefit. It was claimed that the inter-party cooperation alliance between DAP-PKR and PAS is significant in a way that it brings the strongest-yet challenge to the rule of BN.
The very fact that the opposition parties created the March 8th tsunami to control five states and one-third of the parliament is being seen as an unexpected defeat. In fact no one foresee such results, included BN and the opposition as there was no conspicuous sign before the elections.
The accusation that the cooperation between DAP, PKR and PAS is not genuine, they were united merely out of a “marriage of convenience” as most of the political analysts had claimed thus justified.
Looking at how such ideological differences and mobilization asymmetries have impeded successful cooperation between different opposition groups thus remains questionable.
To begin with the differences in perspective and differences in theological interpretation may be genuine, but when a sect comes into existence on the basis of these theological differences or differences of interpretation, it soon becomes crisis and struggle for its control begins.
Ironically, the main problem for opposition coalition is to handle the sudden victory in the elections and allocate rewards.
Typically, opportunist politicians existed although they are criticized for being short-sighted.
They seek power for its own sake and tempted to do anything especially unethical things to advance their careers. It does not constitute any legitimate reason engaging in unethical conduct toward own colleagues and leaders.
PKR Nibong Tebal parliamentarian Tan Tee Beng is a typical example. He had been successfully launching scathing verbal attack on PKR deputy president Syed Husin and DAP secretary-general and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
He apologized to PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali and retracted his remarks made against him after two-hour disciplinary committee meeting at the PKR headquarters in Kuala Lumpur but not DAP secretary-general and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. His remarks created a huge flutter and injure party image.
Although it is understandable for opportunist politician like him to gain political mileage from this incidence but it is highly unethical. The scathing verbal attack on Lim Guan Eng will ruin the unofficial cooperation forged by opposition parties.
It is questionable whether the relationship of opposition coalition is floundering? Can the good relationship sustain over the long period? Should DAP continue to cooperate with PKR especially the unscrupulous politicians for the continued survival?
In the minds of the public, the institutional power is being used by them as an instrument of power for their own benefit. It was claimed that the inter-party cooperation alliance between DAP-PKR and PAS is significant in a way that it brings the strongest-yet challenge to the rule of BN.
The very fact that the opposition parties created the March 8th tsunami to control five states and one-third of the parliament is being seen as an unexpected defeat. In fact no one foresee such results, included BN and the opposition as there was no conspicuous sign before the elections.
The accusation that the cooperation between DAP, PKR and PAS is not genuine, they were united merely out of a “marriage of convenience” as most of the political analysts had claimed thus justified.
Looking at how such ideological differences and mobilization asymmetries have impeded successful cooperation between different opposition groups thus remains questionable.
To begin with the differences in perspective and differences in theological interpretation may be genuine, but when a sect comes into existence on the basis of these theological differences or differences of interpretation, it soon becomes crisis and struggle for its control begins.
Ironically, the main problem for opposition coalition is to handle the sudden victory in the elections and allocate rewards.
Typically, opportunist politicians existed although they are criticized for being short-sighted.
They seek power for its own sake and tempted to do anything especially unethical things to advance their careers. It does not constitute any legitimate reason engaging in unethical conduct toward own colleagues and leaders.
PKR Nibong Tebal parliamentarian Tan Tee Beng is a typical example. He had been successfully launching scathing verbal attack on PKR deputy president Syed Husin and DAP secretary-general and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
He apologized to PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali and retracted his remarks made against him after two-hour disciplinary committee meeting at the PKR headquarters in Kuala Lumpur but not DAP secretary-general and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng. His remarks created a huge flutter and injure party image.
Although it is understandable for opportunist politician like him to gain political mileage from this incidence but it is highly unethical. The scathing verbal attack on Lim Guan Eng will ruin the unofficial cooperation forged by opposition parties.
It is questionable whether the relationship of opposition coalition is floundering? Can the good relationship sustain over the long period? Should DAP continue to cooperate with PKR especially the unscrupulous politicians for the continued survival?
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