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COMMENT | After two public debates (see here and here), a feisty campaign and a low voter turnout of less than 13 percent of PKR’s 1.1 million members, the preliminary results from PKR’s party elections results are in.

The main headline — the victory of outspoken, confrontational Rafizi Ramli over the more soft-spoken conciliatory incumbent secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail for the deputy president position.

Rafizi’s allies secured most of the senior leadership positions, although incumbents holding state leadership positions such as Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari in Selangor and MB Aminuddin Harun in Negeri Sembilan won, as did leaders with strong independent name recognition such as Adam Adli as youth chief.

Despite low turnout among members, PKR’s 2022 polls were largely a victory for...