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八点最热报 | 行动党将在来临的星期日，8月16日召开代表大会，让全国超过4000名中央代表，以秘密投票的方式表决，是否继续留在团结政府。三年多前的布城，行动党是踩着红地毯走进去的；三年后的今天，它却像是被押上了拳台：两个拳手，一边是马来社会的民族情绪，一边是华社支持者的改革期待，两边同时对它出拳，被打到脸青鼻肿，踉跄狼狈的火箭，到底怎么了？（主播：梁宝仪）
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00:04The People's Action Party will hold its general assembly this coming Sunday, August 16.
00:08meeting
00:08The method allowed more than 4,000 central delegates across the country to vote in secret.
00:12voting
00:13Should they remain in the unity government?
00:15The failure more than three years ago
00:17The DAP walked in on a red carpet.
00:20But three years later today
00:22It was as if it had been pressured by two boxers on the same stage.
00:25On one hand, there is the nationalistic sentiment within Malay society.
00:28On one hand, there are the reform expectations of the Chinese community supporters.
00:31Both sides simultaneously launched attacks against the DAP.
00:34He didn't even have room to hide.
00:36Both sides felt it wasn't good enough.
00:39The DAP has become the easiest political punching bag.
00:42This is the vote at the DAP August 16th General Meeting.
00:44A true reflection of the night before retirement.
00:47It's not that the enemy is too strong
00:49Rather, his position determines who will make the first move.
00:52They could all hit him hard.
00:55When in the wild
00:56A reform slogan can be shouted very loudly.
00:58However, the new government needs to face the cabinet.
01:00The Mongol Party also has layers of compromises in realpolitik.
01:03This is the real-world political cycle of cause and effect.
01:07So, after three years in power...
01:09The PAP has found itself in a most awkward position.
01:11No matter what you do, someone will hit you.
01:13If you don't do it, you'll be beaten even worse.
01:15This is the price he paid for the promises he made casually before taking office.
01:18From the reform hopes of that year
01:20Today, it seems like everyone can be a political punching bag.
01:24He was slapped so hard his face and nose were swollen, and he looked disheveled and embarrassed.
01:26What exactly happened to the Rockets?
01:28And why did things get to this point?
01:30He must decide whether to stay or leave the cabinet.
01:32Let the party representatives decide.
01:35On the eve of the 816 conference
01:37Exclusive interview with DAP Secretary-General Loke Siew Fook by 8:4 Daily News
01:40Dissected by political scientists
01:42A political party that was once expected to reform
01:45Why after more than three years in power?
01:47Instead, they became political punching bags that everyone wanted to beat.
01:51Part 1 of a three-part special report
01:53From hope to sandbags
01:55Let's start by asking why.
02:14More than three years ago
02:15The DAP entered Putrajaya with the halo of reform.
02:18The 40 members of parliament remain a strong force.
02:21It was an unprecedented political bargaining chip for the PAP in Parliament at the time.
02:24His die-hard fans are looking forward to
02:26They can finally put aside their past when they were in opposition.
02:28The reforms that have been talked about for years have finally been brought into the government.
02:31But more than three years later
02:33The DAP, however, is facing a completely different picture.
02:36From the hope of reform to the present day
02:38It seems like everyone is a political punching bag.
02:41What exactly did the PAP do wrong?
02:43Or is the real problem that he was like this from the very beginning?
02:46It wasn't as big as I imagined.
02:49No party won more than a majority of seats in the last general election.
02:53So you have to face a reality.
02:56We are a coalition government
02:57We formed a government with the opposing camp.
03:01Therefore, it's not entirely true that we can dominate the entire government.
03:04Although we have 40 seats
03:05Many people say that the PAP has 40 parliamentary seats.
03:09You can dominate the entire government
03:10However, in reality, the Western Alliance itself could not control the entire government.
03:14So if you don't handle things well in this alliance
03:18Any disputes
03:19If there is any separation
03:21You're sure the whole government will collapse?
03:23So in the past three to four years
03:26One of the biggest considerations
03:29It's about how to ensure the stability of the government.
03:31Level 40 seems like a lot
03:33However, putting them into a coalition government where no single party holds a majority...
03:37It's more like a bargaining chip at the negotiating table.
03:40Instead of an ace that can be played at will.
03:43The biggest reality for the DAP is that it has the power to govern.
03:46However, they do not have the right to independently lead the government.
03:49Political scientist Pan Yongqiang believes
03:50This is precisely the point that many supporters tend to overlook.
03:54Although the DAP is the largest political party in the Pakatan Harapan coalition
03:58But it did not control the government.
04:00It did not dominate the government.
04:02Because the Pakatan Harapan coalition did not participate in the past general elections.
04:05Gain sufficient Malay support
04:08Therefore, in Malay politics or in the bureaucratic system
04:12The Pakatan Harapan coalition lacks legitimacy in Malay politics.
04:16I believe this is a very crucial issue.
04:18They ostensibly won power.
04:21But they did not conquer the country.
04:24He did not have control over the administration.
04:27This is a structural problem.
04:29Many voters or supporters
04:31They believed they held some ministerial and public office positions within the system.
04:36With great power in hand
04:37That's not actually the case.
04:40When in the wild
04:42The PAP can demand reforms.
04:43The loudest questioning of the government came from Parliament.
04:46But after entering the government
04:47What is shouted
04:49It still needs to go through the cabinet.
04:50Alliance Partners
04:51Even the coordination among different political forces at various levels
04:53What I want
04:55What can I do?
04:57Sasha, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science at the International Islamic University, believes
05:00This is the biggest difference between being in power and being in opposition.
05:32When you are in the field
05:35I am not necessarily a supporter of DAP or BH.
05:39We're all ready to get to know each other.
05:41In fact, the government has done many good things.
05:44It may not even meet the expectations of some supporters.
05:48I'm not saying this is incorrect.
05:50But let's discuss this.
05:52DAP has done a lot of good things.
05:54The DAP's most awkward position today
05:58Perhaps it is compromise
05:59It is a required course for those in power.
06:01But in the eyes of supporters
06:03Compromise can easily turn into betraying one's original intentions.
06:07And this gap
06:08Ultimately, neither side let the PAP off the hook.
06:11And Lu Zhaofu himself also admitted
06:13This harsh political reality
06:15We are the easiest target
06:17First, we are labeled
06:19We are very powerful
06:19In Malay society
06:21We are labeled as
06:22The entire Simon's area is controlled by the ACT Party.
06:24Any Malay political party cooperating with the DAP
06:26They are all controlled by the PAP.
06:28Therefore, many Malay voters believe
06:30The government is primarily led by the People's Action Party.
06:33All of the government's agendas are the agendas that the PAP wants.
06:35So when Malay political parties want to attack us
06:38They can easily manipulate this Malay sentiment.
06:40But on the other hand
06:41The Chinese community believes that we are in the government
06:44What you said wasn't strong enough.
06:46What you mean by our compromise
06:47We dare not push for more reforms.
06:50Therefore, neither of these should be set up like this.
06:53We need to push for more reforms.
06:54We need to drive more change.
06:56This is something we have never forgotten.
06:58This is also our ideal.
06:59But at the same time, you also have to accept
07:01In a government
07:02You need to push for reform
07:04If you can't get it passed by the cabinet...
07:06You definitely won't be able to implement it.
07:08If you want to push for a more positive approach
07:10Don't label me
07:11This is to advance the PAP's agenda.
07:14To reduce the rights of Malays
07:16On the other hand
07:17If we don't push hard enough
07:19You just say you weren't proactive enough.
07:21You are not strong enough
07:22You have no authority in the government.
07:23Therefore, between these two
07:24We are all facing a dilemma
07:28On one hand, they say you control the government
07:29On the other hand, they complain that you can't control the government.
07:32On one hand, they say you're too domineering.
07:34On the other hand, they think you're not assertive enough.
07:37This is perhaps the essence of the Action Party.
07:39The most difficult dilemma today
07:40If the DAP truly has accomplished nothing...
07:43Exiting government might be easy to explain
07:45But if he did indeed push for some reforms
07:48However, due to alliance politics
07:50The gap between policy compromises and voters' expectations
07:53Paying a political price
07:55So, should he stay or leave?
07:58This also pushed the PAP to the forefront.
08:00The entrance to the 816 Conference
08:02But this time, it's not just the Central Committee that has the final say.
08:05In politics, one must make a choice.
08:07You have to make choices during elections.
08:09You should choose
08:10The lesser of two evils
08:11This is spoken in English.
08:12Two very difficult situations
08:14Which situation do you want to choose?
08:16Why did we leave the decision to the central representatives?
08:19First
08:20If this decision
08:21The decision shall be made by the Central Committee.
08:21If the Secretary-General is in charge
08:23This decision by the entire Central Committee and Venezuela
08:24affim
08:25Some people also said
08:26You leaders
08:27Do you yourselves hold this official position?
08:29You must defend your position.
08:30So you need to stay.
08:31We want to withdraw
08:31None of you have asked us party members about our position.
08:34This also does not align with the view of our people.
08:37second
08:37This decision is now made by the government.
08:39Not just the future of our Democratic Action Party
08:42It also reached the government to some extent
08:44The current existence of the government
08:46Can this government maintain its position?
08:48So such a significant decision
08:50I advocate letting representatives make the decisions.
08:53Central representatives make decisions
08:55Because one is a position of the Communist Party.
08:57One of the responsibilities of the common party
08:59Once we hand it over to the central representatives
09:00This also attracted media attention.
09:02This has also attracted the attention of the entire society.
09:04This has also sparked a lot of discussion in civil society.
09:06clubs
09:07Many chambers of commerce, etc.
09:08So these are all one
09:10The consultation process
09:11So to a certain extent
09:12In fact, we have already achieved our goal.
09:14This has drawn public attention.
09:16The Future of the DAP
09:18The direction of the PAP
09:20What role should the PAP play?
09:22Rather than having leaders make decisions for party members
09:24Why not hand over the decision-making power?
09:264,264 Central Delegates to the August 16th Congress
09:29The vote will be held by naming convention.
09:31The PAP's future role in the government
09:34But this is also a...
09:36Highly risky political choices
09:39The decision should be made by the party representatives.
09:43Under government expulsion
09:44It is very risky
09:46A high-risk action
09:48Because the top leadership and party representatives and the grassroots
09:52Sometimes perspectives and opinions differ.
09:55Such a significant decision
09:58Should the government withdraw?
09:59We should not act hastily
10:01In a populist way
10:03Go and handle
10:04He must have very thorough thinking.
10:08Even some assessments
10:10Sand table simulation
10:12If we rashly put some
10:13Important decisions are entrusted to
10:16Party representatives will handle this.
10:18If, by some chance, the gun goes off...
10:20He might have
10:21A situation that is difficult to salvage
10:23On the surface, it is intra-party democracy
10:25However, if the party itself addresses this expulsion issue...
10:29It wasn't done very completely.
10:31Rashly handing over CUHK issues to party delegates to decide
10:35There may often be some risks.
10:37The possibility of accidental discharge of firearms
10:39The adventure is real.
10:41However, from the perspective of DAP Secretary-General Loke Siew Fook
10:44This may be precisely the significance of handing over the power of choice.
10:47Because this is no longer just a matter of a few ministerial positions.
10:50Instead, the DAP followed suit.
10:52How should we continue on this path?
10:59Malays criticized him for being too tough.
11:01Anti-Malay and Anti-Islam
11:02Chinese community supporters, however, felt he wasn't tough enough.
11:05Compromise
11:06But compromise is an essential part of governing for any ruling coalition.
11:10But he became the Rockets' biggest political sin.
11:15The DAP has come this far.
11:16It might not be a matter of whether it was done well or not.
11:18Rather, his position inherently meant he would please neither side.
11:22Under attack from both sides
11:24That leaves the DAP to continue facing compromises.
11:27Questioning the Betrayal of Reform Ideals
11:29But if we leave
11:30But they might lose their chance to stay in the government.
11:32Bargaining chips for pushing reform
11:34Even dragging down the unity government
11:36What will the 816 Rockets choose?
11:38The decision was made by the vote of 4,000 delegates.
11:42Besides being one of the ministerial positions
11:44It is even more important to decide what stance the DAP should take.
11:47To continue living in the next decade of Malaysian politics
11:51And if the representative truly voted to leave the government...
11:54That's just the beginning.
11:56A minister can resign
11:58Will the government really not collapse?
12:00If he resigns from his cabinet position
12:02However, they continued to support the Anwar government in Parliament.
12:04Is this a viable path?
12:06Or is it a political gamble?
12:09Can the Rockets really afford to retire?
12:12Special feature on the Rockets 816 Conference tomorrow night
12:15We will continue to ask whether to withdraw or stay.
12:17If we really have to retreat, what path can we take?
12:19What would Lu Zhengfu say?
12:21What will the commentators say?
12:23Please stay put
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