No seat for PSM – electoral pact with PH is off

No seat for PSM – electoral pact with PH is off

We were informed through an official letter from Pakatan Harapan dated 30th October 2022 that PSM’s minimum request for an electoral pact with PH has been totally rejected. Without a single seat given, we understand that PH does not desire an electoral pact with PSM. Our regret being the matter has been informed to us so late, in spite of a statement by Rafizi on Friday that certain seats were allocated for PSM and MUDA.

PSM requested an electoral pact with PH because it was the desire of our members, supporters as well as civil society members that PSM should not stand alone but join a coalition. PSM members after evaluating all the existing coalitions – BN, PN, PH, decided then to start a process of electoral pact with PH which is seen as the most multiracial and progressive coalition among the three.

PH then through official channels agreed that a process on the electoral pact with PSM will be initiated. In the 2 meetings held between us and PH, PSM put forward a very minimal request. We requested that our Chairperson Dr Jeyakumar be allowed to stand as he is the best and most winnable candidate for Sungai Siput. We also gave two other alternate requests of non-incumbent Parliament seats held by BN if the Sungai Siput seat were to be denied . We also requested 3 non-incumbent state seats held by BN. We nevertheless indicated that we would be happy with any Parliament seat and any two state seats. The PH negotiation team of YB Nik Nazmi and YB Steven Sim said that our issues could only be resolved by the Presidential Council which finally informed us today – 6 days before nomination day! – of this outcome.

We are disappointed that there was no serious effort made by PH to hasten this process or find a way despite numerous efforts on our part. We are also aware that many people hoping for us to work together with PH will be disappointed; as well as those who kept telling us, “Didn’t I tell you” will feel vindicated. We would just like to tell our members and supporters that we have tried. The pact is over but not the struggle.

PSM looks at the GE15 15 days away as a momentous election and a difficult election for PH due to the existing conditions and based on the recent state election results. Hence, we wanted to mobilise our machinery and grassroots communities towards this task.

With the latest development, PSM will be holding an emergency Central Committee meeting today as well as National Committee Meeting (our second highest decision-making body) tomorrow to decide if we would be contesting or sitting out of GE15.

S. Arutchelvan
PSM Elections Director &
PSM Deputy Chairperson

PSM MENGESAHKAN BERTANDING DI DUN KOTA ISKANDAR N49 PRN JOHOR

PSM MENGESAHKAN BERTANDING DI DUN KOTA ISKANDAR N49 PRN JOHOR

21hb.Februari, 2022


PSM MENGESAHKAN BERTANDING DI DUN KOTA ISKANDAR N49 PRN JOHOR


Parti Sosialis Malaysia dengan sukacitanya ingin memaklumkan bahawa PSM akan masuk gelanggang bertanding dalam Pilihanraya Negeri Johor 2022. PSM bukanlah kuasa politik baru di Johor, aktivis PSM telah lama bergerak di Johor lebih 15 tahun yang lalu, dan Cawangan pertama PSM di Johor ialah Cawangan Nusa Jaya (kini digelar Kota Iskandar). Cawangan ini didaftarkan pada tahun 2010 dan telah berkhidmat secara beterusan hingga ke hari ini.


Diantara kekuatan PSM di Johor ialah mereka berjaya mengerakkan pelbagai kempen isu rakyat marhain. Diantaranya kempen Gaji Minima, kempen Skim Insurans Pekerja, kempen menuntut Sekolah di Kota Iskandar, kempen Bantah GST, perjuangan menuntut Hospital di Kangkar Pulai, perjuangan Orang Asli , kempen Rumah Mampu Milik dan banyak lagi aktiviti di Johor.


Maka selaras dengan prinsip PSM yang hanya bertanding dikawasan yang kami pernah berkhidmat, maka PSM membuat keputusan untuk bertanding di DUN N49 Kota Iskandar dalam PRN Johor 2022 ini.


Walaupun kami hanya bertanding di satu kerusi, tetapi kami rasa, PSM dapat membawa satu naratif politik yang berlainan dengan parti-parti lain yang telah mengumumkan penyertaan mereka dalam PRN Johor kali ini. Kesemua parti politik, samaada yang sedang memerintah ataupun yang berada sebagai pembangkang tidak mendekati perjuangan mereka dari kacamata rakyat biasa, rakyat MARHAIN.


Justeru itu, kebanyakkan dari cadangan polisi, program dan agenda reform mereka dikaburi dengan kepentingan kelas kapitalis dan korporat. Dari dana politik yang diterima sehinggalah polisi yang mereka bawa semasa dalam pemerintahan, kerap memihak kepada kelas yang ada kekuatan wang dan pengaruh politik elit. Ini harus dihentikan. Rakyat sudah muak dengan politik elit ! PSM bersedia menawarkan politik alternatif progresif dan bertumpukan kuasa rakyat!


Calon yang kami perkenalkan ialah Sdr Arangkanal Rajoo atau dikenali sebagai Ara, merupakan seorang yang berkecimpung dalam dunia perfileman. Beliau merupakan pengarah pelbagai filem sosial yang pernah memenangi anugerah diperingkat antarabangsa. Jiwa sosialisnya yang telah membawa beliau berkhidmat bersama PSM lebih 2 tahun di DUN Kota Iskandar (NusaJaya) .


Maka, kami menyeru kepada rakyat Kota Iskandar agar memberikan peluang dan sokongan kepada PSM jika mereka benar-benar mendahagi perubahan sebenar dan meletakkan rakyat didepan dan memperkasakan mereka.


Ayuh ! Undilah Ara SuARA Kota Iskandar #PSMBinaKuasaRakyat

Salam perjuangan

Sivarajan A
Setiausaha Agung PSM
21/2/2022.