Friday, September 5, 2008

GERAKAN SPLIT ON WHETHER TO LEAVE BN

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 — Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik’s interview in Off The Edge seems to be the latest marker in a widening schism in Gerakan.

The party’s influential adviser and former president’s assessment of the membership’s desire to quit the Barisan Nasional is agreed to by grassroots leaders and observers alike, but they are divided on his suggestion that they give the Umno-led coalition one last chance despite his scepticism over their ability to reform.

Political analyst Khoo Kay Peng, whose book on the party was recently published, says that the difference in opinions goes all the way up to the top leadership.

More:http://malaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/8479-gerakan-split-on-whether-to-leave-bn

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