Thursday, February 5, 2009

Malaysian politics: what do I think?

Pros

UMNO - Proven leadership. Provided stability in Malaysia for many years. Good administrator.
MCA - Willing partner to UMNO. Supports UMNO in governing Malaysia. Good administrator.
MIC - Supports UMNO in governing Malaysia.
PKR - Their values and objectives could stand the stress test in any democracy around the world. The most multi-racial party in Malaysia.
PAS - Their Islamic values give makes them a principally strong party. Strong ground level organisation.
DAP - Similar to PKR, their values could stand the stress test in any democracy.

Cons

UMNO - Too corrupt. The party is too extreme in its Malay agenda, alienating their partners in BN.
MCA - A lot of infighting lead to split leadership.
MIC - Weak leadership. Laughing stock of Malaysian politics.
PKR - Anwar Ibrahim is too arrogant in pursuing power. Weak ground level organisation.
PAS - Weak administrator. Division between moderates and Islamists. Too Malay.
DAP - Lack of Malay support. Too Chinese.