Kadir Jasin bimbang kelesuan politik bawa malapetaka

Veteran journalist A Kadir Jasin expressed concern over the country's political turmoil, citing factors such as low voter turnout in the 2022 general election and inadequate quality of political gatherings, including DAP's special congress held last Sunday. In a Facebook post, Jasin noted that the voter turnout in the 2013 PRU was 84%, which dropped to 82.32% in 2018 and further declined to 74.5% in 2022.

Jasin argued that if left unchecked, this political decay could lead to national disaster. He highlighted the low representation at DAP's special congress, with only 51.2% of the 4,264 representatives attending. Jasin pointed out the dominance of factional parties like Pejuang and the significant defeats faced by mainstream parties like PKR, Amanah, Bersatu, and Bersama in recent elections.

He questioned how anyone could remain unaffected by the emotional manipulation of party leaders and supporters. Jasin attributed the worsening political situation to internal conflicts within political parties, citing PKR's controversy surrounding Rafizi Ramli's departure and Nurul Izzah Anwar's appointment as the party's deputy president as examples.

He warned that the nation might be under the rule of kleptokracy and kakistokracy if the political decay continues, expressing deep concern about the potential maladies that could arise if such a trend is allowed to persist.