Maverick politician Datuk Zaid Ibrahim is determined to play a meaningful role in PKR and help make Pakatan Rakyat (PR) a strong alternative to Barisan Nasional (BN).
Zaid, who officially joined PKR on Saturday, said that he envisions a more democratic Malaysia where the people — and not the elites — would be in the driver's seat.
"I want people to have a choice," he told The Malaysian Insider today.
Zaid's membership is widely seen as a boost to PKR as some even perceive him to be prime minister material.
The former Kota Baru MP, however, denies having any ambitions to be prime minister. "I just want to do my bit," he says.
What he wants to do is help PR become more cohesive and hopes that the opposition coalition's three component parties, PKR, PAS and DAP will agree to the creation of a formal coalition secretariat as well as agree to share resources.
"The secretariat will try and find common positions on delicate issues and strengthen capacity building," Zaid said.
He said that he wants to play a role in the secretariat and his top priority would be to put in place a structure where the parties would have to meet regularly.
"I want to introduce a system so the parties can meet on a more formal basis and find common ground," he said.
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