00:00Political analysts believe calls for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to retain his position
00:07as PKR president without contest are aimed at ensuring the unity government's stability.
00:13Awang Azman Pawi and Chin Yee Mun said keeping both Anwar and his deputy Rafizi Ramli in
00:19their respective party posts would prevent division within the party.
00:24Awang Azman said stability in leadership is crucial to ensure PKR remains focused rather
00:31than distracted by internal power struggles.
00:34Chin also said it would not be wise to rock PKR's boat at this juncture because conflicts
00:40within the party would affect the unity government as well.
00:45Last week, Anwar's senior political secretary Shamsul Iskandar Akin said discussions were
00:51being held so that the PKR president's and deputy president's posts would not be
00:56contested at party elections on May 24.
01:00Former PKR Youth Vice Chief Saeed Badlishah Saeed Osman criticized the proposal, saying
01:07open contests for the top posts were necessary to uphold democracy.
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