Angka ekonomi kukuh sahaja tak cukup tarik pengundi, kata Fahmi

PKR's Head of Communications, Fahmi Fadzil, addressed the PKR Congress in Melaka today, emphasizing that strong economic figures alone are not sufficient to attract voters. He stressed that the party must pay attention to the daily economic pressures felt by the people and not rely solely on robust economic figures to garner support.

At the PKR Congress, Fahmi pointed out that indicators such as Gross Domestic Product growth rate, unemployment rate, government revenue, and investment flow only provide a broader perspective of the economy. However, he noted that these numbers might not be felt as acutely in the daily lives of ordinary citizens. Fahmi highlighted that people are more concerned with issues that directly impact their lives, such as salaries, living expenses, and fuel prices.

He also pointed out that recent results of the Negeri Sembilan PRN, where both Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) formed the state government after securing 25 seats, demonstrate that the performance of the PH government alone may not be enough to influence the voters. Fahmi reinforced the concern over the people's economic issues to counteract the political sentiment and emotions they hold.

"The Negeri Sembilan election results proved we are confronted with a situation where emotions outweigh performance." Clearly, addressing issues closely related to the people is essential to tackle fear-based politics, he said. "Undoubtedly, to handle fear-based politics, we need to attend to issues close to the people."