Can the present Malaysian culture of extravagance be replaced by one
of austerity and sobriety? Can the
present neo-feudal political system be replaced by a more responsible
and responsive one? Do Malaysians
see the problem and are they willing to do what it takes to change
for the better or will they be convinced by
Mahathir’s attempts to obfuscate and side-track the real issues? Those
attempts have now taken on a
dramatic and indeed "shocking" turn over the last few weeks with the
sacking of Anwar from all his
government and party posts and from UMNO itself.
If anything, it is Anwar who stood for reformation and has returned
to that call. Will reformation succeed
with or without Anwar? Do the people understand what it means? Can
it catch the imagination of the
majority of the Malaysian public in time for the national elections
which Mahathir is expected to call at any
time after the Commonwealth Games or the October Budget?
Does Islam have the answers, and can Anwar and his Gerakan Reformasi
Rakyat convince the Malaysian
public that it is capable of running the Federal government, possibly
in coalition with PAS and DAP? That
appears to be the stark choice facing Malaysians today - Barisan Reformasi
or Barisan Nasional? Take
your pick and live with it at least for the next 5 years.
Will Anwar form a political party (now known by the proposed name of
Gerakan Reformasi Rakyat) and
can he do it in time? Will Mahathir withhold the purported "evidence"
against Anwar only to use it to full
effect to cripple a Barisan Reformasi led by Anwar in the elections?
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