Grassroots Party Of Malaysia (GPM) or Parti Akar Umbi Malaysia (PAUM)

Grassroots Party Of Malaysia (GPM)
Parti Akar Umbi Malaysia (PAUM)

Motto:
A party by the people, for the people.

Concept:

This party will be unlike any political party in the history of Malaysia. All party positions are elected by direct elections. Candidates are chosen from the grassroots and are given ample opportunities to present themselves, debate on open issues, and campaign for support.

All candidates for the parliamentary and state elections are also directly elected from the grassroots. Only after at least one layer of candidate elections will the candidate be chosen to contest in the general elections or by elections.

Should the GPM form the state government, the first business to handle will be to reintroduce local government elections. Local councils will be directly elected from the grassroots. Only the minimal number of positions will be necessary to minimize wastage of resources and promote an efficient service delivery.

The grassroots will be engaged constantly to determine what they really want in their constituency and locality. Panel of experts (comprising from the grassroots) in various fields (e.g. town planning) will be constantly engaged to provide valuable input to the GPM on how to further improve the governance.

Finally, should the GPM form the federal government, the first business will be to reaffirm the separation of powers between legislative, judiciary and executive. The elections commission will be given new autonomy and will report directly to the Agong. The Agong's and conference of rulers' discretionary powers will be restored to the pre-constitutional crisis phase. The GPM government will ensure that the grassroots' interests will be protected at all times while maintaining balance in international competetiveness.