TIME is RIPE for a 3rd FORCE to EMERGE!!!

POLITICAL ECONOMY - Column: " from THE fringes "

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, MALAYSIA

Tuesday, 3rd  November 2015 

3rd Force to EMERGE ?

( WIEF - has it seen better days? )

Over dinner with an ambassador to one of the MENA countries a couple of weeks back the good ambassador stated that whatever the PM's shortcomings were one have to give credit where credit is due - PM Najib is rather impressive on the world stage. Over the 11th WIEF (World Islamic Economic Forum) Gala Dinner I had the opportunity to confirm the ambassador's statement when I was seated in between delegates from South Africa and Iran. Both delegates (especially the one from South Africa) were lavishing praises on PM Najib and comparing him to their respective numero uno back home.

( Dinner Invitation - many were offended by this! )

( MORE to FOLLOW ) 

The only party appearing credible during Malaysia's '100 days of madness' which started in late July is PAS. Despite the usurper's i.e. Parti Amanah sleek and slick membership drive, the Bersih rally proves that PAS can (or cannot) turn out the Malay Muslim numbers. On the flip side of the coin for the often called DAP-proxy called Amanah, its still early days for them as they are just starting to build up the party's machinery.

Based on a stratified random survey of voters aged 40 and above I'd conducted in October, if elections were to be held tomorrow PAS can be the kingmakers in the so-called Malay heartlands. Apparently, the silent majority are just fed up of both sides of the political BN-PH divide.

Its an open secret that the opposition is 'not aggressively'  pursuing PM Najib as they feel that they stand a better chance of winning the elections with Najib leading the BN-coalition. Herein lies the crux of the matter for the everyday Ahmad, Wong and Kumar. The silent majority feels that both political alliances have been 'screwing them' left, right and centre.