Pkr Amends Party S Constitution To Improve Electoral Process

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Over two-thirds of delegates at PKR’s special congress approved the proposed amendments to the party’s constitution.
PETALING JAYA: PKR’s special congress today passed a series of amendments to its constitution aimed at improving the party’s electoral process, says its secretary-general Fuziah Salleh.
She said the new amendments include increasing the number of delegates eligible to vote for PKR’s highest office-bearers and implementing gender and ethnic quotas for the delegates.
“All the amendments have been passed by a two-thirds majority vote,” she said in a statement today.
She added that a new date for the national congress for 2024 and 2025 will be announced once the central leadership council has made a decision.
On Friday, FMT reported that PKR was seeking to amend its constitution to address several electoral shortcomings through a special congress.
Fuziah said the party planned to implement the “one member, one vote” system at the division level, but not for the top six leadership positions and the 20 central leadership council members.
Previously, grassroots members voted for the top six leaders while delegates elected the 20 council members.
Fuziah said this system often undermined the integrity of the voting process, as grassroots members lacked detailed knowledge about candidates and tended to vote based on name recognition or bloc voting.
She added that increasing the number of delegates would strike a balance between grassroots participation and representation.
“Representation will also take into account the size of each division, with quotas set for women and ethnic groups based on electoral demographics. For divisions with more than 3,000 members, additional delegates will be allocated to ensure fairness,” she added. - FMT

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