No decision on voting mechanism for PKR polls, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: PKR has not decided whether it will change its voting mechanism from the “one member, one vote” system to one involving delegates, said the party’s information chief Fahmi Fadzil today.

Yesterday, FMT reported that a PKR division chief had allegedly sent out a letter to his fellow leaders rallying them to oppose the proposal, which was supposedly raised at PKR’s central leadership council meeting last month.

The chief claimed that the proposal would limit PKR members’ voting rights, lead to a decline in grassroots support and result in an exodus from the party.

“Discussions have taken place, but I can confirm no decisions have been made (on the proposal),” said Fahmi when asked about the FMT report.

Fahmi said PKR will continue to prioritise the people’s interests in every decision it makes.

The unity government spokesman also referred to an edited version of an excerpt of CNN’s interview with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim being circulated online.

Fahmi said the video was slanderous as it was edited to give the impression that Malaysia recognised Israel’s existence.

“If we watch the interview in full, he (Anwar) mentioned that Malaysia recognised the state of Palestine but does not recognise Israel,” he said.

Separately, Fahmi said the government will not postpone the enforcement of its plan to mandate licences for social media platforms and messaging services.

In July, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said it will require social media platforms and messaging services with more than eight million users in the country to obtain a licence as part of efforts to curb financial scams, cyberbullying and sexual crimes online.

The companies may face legal action if they fail to do so by Jan 1.

“So far, I have yet to receive a report from TikTok, other than their guarantees to the prime minister. This is why the Jan 1 enforcement date cannot be changed.

“Otherwise, (companies) will just (make) promises but won’t take any action,” he said.