Gerakan so worried now wants to Compel coalitions to name PM candidate, EC told

I do not blame Gerakan Youth chief Tan as he is also worried that for sure his boss Najib is going to lose the elections big time and going forward now wants to know who from PH will be PM and at least can be at ease with himself.

Gerakan Youth chief Tan says voters need to know such vital information to make the right choice for Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang today urged the Election Commission to make it compulsory for any political coalition that wishes to contest at least two-thirds of the parliamentary seats to name its prime minister candidate before the next general election.

“Gerakan Youth believe the voters have a right to know who will be a political coalition’s choice as prime minister should they win the next general election.

“This is one of the most important and fundamental information that a voter needs to know before making the right choice for our country.

“As such, we hope that the Election Commission would consider making it compulsory for any political coalitions which wish to contest at least two-thirds of the parliamentary seats to name their designated prime minister before the upcoming general election,” said Tan in a statement.

He said this would protect voters from being misled by any political party and would enable the people to make a more informed decision before casting their votes.

“We urge the Election Commission to take up the task to protect the voters from being hoodwinked by any political coalition. The voters deserve to know such important and fundamental information to make the right choice for Malaysia,” said Tan.

He said such a move would clarify the “massive public confusion” as to who is Pakatan Harapan’s actual prime minister candidate as several names have been mooted.

At the recent PKR Congress, Anwar Ibrahim was announced as Pakatan’s choice for prime minister but Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad and president Muhyiddin Yassin, who were present, did not show support for the idea.

Subsequently, several Pakatan leaders including DAP’s Zaid Ibrahim and PPBM Youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman questioned the move to name Anwar as Pakatan’s prime minister candidate.

“As was correctly pointed out by Amanah’s deputy president Salahuddin Ayub yesterday, this issue could have been easily resolved by holding a Pakatan Harapan presidential council meeting to decide on the matter.

“Question is why Pakatan Harapan refused to announce their designated prime minister?

“At this juncture, there is massive public confusion as to who is actually Pakatan Harapan’s designated prime minister. Several names had been mooted, including Bersatu’s Mahathir, Muhyiddin Yassin, PKR’s Azmin Ali, Wan Azizah and even DAP’s YB Lim Kit Siang,” said Tan.