Who we are

The Party

The Party

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) or Socialist Party of Malaysia is a left political party in Malaysia. Although the party was registered by its founding members on 30th April 1998, the government only approved the registration in August 2008 after a 10 year battle taking the government to task.

The party symbol is a white clenched left fist symbolizing unity of the people rising up to struggle for a fair, equitable and democratic society. The red signifies the struggle, while the white signifies the sincerity in our struggles and work.

psm logo

Currently the party headquarters is located in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The party has branches and representative members throughout has an extensive grassroot movements among plantation workers, urban poor, students, farmers, Orang Asli communities, workers etc.

Ideology

Ideology

The party embraces socialism that strives for an economic system that ensures fair distribution of wealth in a democratic and equal society, free of exploitation.

The party is convinced and committed to the class struggle and will continue to propagate class politics, going against the normal nouns of communal and religious politics practiced in Malaysia. The party will work hard towards empowering the masses and liberating them from the clutches of capitalism.

While PSM is committed to Marxist analysis, the party will have an open policy as far as left tendencies are concerned and we are against sectarianism. PSM has not joined nor aligned to any international socialist or left organizations. While we learn and are inspired by the various attempts of socialist governments in power and their policies, PSM believes that socialism in Malaysia has to be of local context and be built from a bottom up approach by Malaysians. PSM continues to open its doors for criticism and differing views among the left. At the end of the day, we want people to be treated with human dignity and enjoy the fruit of their labour.

FURTHER READING:

Kenapa Sosialis [PDF]

Kerajaan perlu lindungi sistem kesihatan awam [PDF]

Harga rumah mampu milik seharusnya antara RM 39,000 hingga RM 100,000 bukannya RM 90,000 hingga RM 300,000 [PDF]

Perumahan untuk Semua [PDF]

An Alternative Paradigm of Development for Malaysia [PDF]

Democracy in Socialism [PDF]

Handling Religion in the Malaysian Context [PDF]

Pembaharuan untuk Sistem Pengundian dalam Pilihanraya [PDF]

Memo to the Government of the USA [PDF]

Why we need a Socialist Party in Malaysia

Why we need a Socialist Party in Malaysia

Malaysia’s economic system which is entrenched in the capitalist model of development has failed to uplift the lives of the majority. It has only enriched a few through exploitation, land grabs, cronyism, corruption and destruction of the environment.

Unfortunately, there is no political party in power or in opposition that understands and accepts that capitalism is the problem and it cannot be reformed but we need to replace it with a new economic and political system that puts people not profits first.

We need a party that questions capitalism and builds an alternative economic, political model through participatory democracy and people’s power. A welfare government with a top down approach will not address the key core issues of exploitation that continue to perpetuate poverty.

We need a socialist party that address the problems of society as a class problem not a racial one. For far too long in Malaysia, racism has indoctrinated our mainstream political discourse, hiding from our view the reality that it’s a class issue between the haves and have not’s.

PSM was built from struggles of the common working people and we need to bring back class politics to fight for our basic needs, such as fair wages, housing, healthcare, affordable education, resisting sexism, homophobia and xenophobia.

PSM For Peoples Need not Corporate Greed!

FURTHER READING:
Why We Need A Socialist Party [PDF]

Constitution (Red Book)

PSM Constitution (Amendment 2018)

PROGRAM, PERATURAN DAN DASAR PERJUANGAN PARTI SOSIALIS MALAYSIA
PSM Constitution (Amended 2018) [PDF]

PSM & Elections

PSM & Elections.

PSM’s participation in the electoral system has been a journey spanning over 20 years beginning in 1998. The process of being registered as a political party in itself was a 10 year long battle which made PSM the first political party to take the Home Minister to court and ending just before the Federal Court proceedings had commenced. As a result of which PSM’s initial participation required the borrowing of other parties logo in several elections – 1999, 2004 and 2008. It was only in 2018’s 14th General Election that PSM candidates had used its own logo for the first time.

As a political party, PSM’ s movement is oriented around its socialist ideology. This is reflected not only in PSM’s first (former) Member of Parliament, Dr Jeyakumar’s work in Parliament but also in the work done by the party with regards to the electoral and administration system by campaigning for policies and putting forth constructive alternatives.

The documents below for further reading give a glimpse into PSM’s electoral journey as well as related discussions.

10 Things About PSM You May Not Have Known [PDF]
Electoral Politics – A Double Edged Sword [PDF]
History of PSM Contesting in Elections [PDF]
Malay Tsunami in PRU 14 [PDF]
Prospects for PSM in PRU-14 [PDF]
Voting Pattern in Sg Siput [PDF]
PSM Parti Angkuh – Tidak Mahu Runding [PDF]
PSM Penggerak Politik Baru [PDF]
PSM Menambah Nilai Pada Sistem Politik Malaysia [PDF]