Kayveas: Time for two-party system

2008/07/29

KOTA BARU: Pas' suggestion for the party and Umno to be dissolved and a new party formed to unite all Malays has found favour with People's Progressive Party president Datuk M. Kayveas.

But Kayveas wants the unity spirit to be strengthened within both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat so that there will be a stronger political system dominated by only two parties.

Kayveas said the recent proposal by Pas spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat was sound but it should be extended further to change the country's political scenario.

He said the country had reached a stage where people were mature enough to accept a two-party system.


"BN can merge all the 14 component parties under one party called BN as the ruling party while DAP and PKR can merge under one party to form the opposition party.

"I know the leaders will not like the idea of relinquishing their party posts. For myself, I don't mind being given other posts like a seat in the supreme council or being a committee member," he said before a meet-the-people session at Kelantan Golf and Country Club here yesterday.

Kayveas said the result of the recent general election showed the people were not as racially-biased as before.

"Voters no longer vote along racial lines but choose the ones they want to lead, irrespective of race," he said.