Brace for the toughest GE yet: Loke warns DAP as BN and Perikatan close ranks

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — DAP must prepare for its toughest general election yet as growing cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) threatens to upend the country’s political landscape, Anthony Loke said today.

The DAP secretary-general warned that recent political pacts struck between the two coalitions across Johor, Negeri Sembilan, and Melaka present a serious challenge to DAP and its Pakatan Harapan (PH) partners, NST reported.

Addressing delegates at the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territories DAP annual convention today, Loke urged members to cast aside complacency and tighten the party’s machinery ahead of the 16th general election (GE16).

“Whatever their political calculations, the most important thing is that our party must remain united and strengthen ourselves together with our partners in Pakatan Harapan,” he said.

With the convention likely serving as the party’s final annual gathering in the capital before GE16, Loke called on members to ramp up ground preparations and prioritise defending their parliamentary seats. DAP’s core objective in Kuala Lumpur remains retaining all five parliamentary seats secured during the 15th general election (GE15).

“Kuala Lumpur DAP must help the party defend all five seats that we won in GE15,” he said. PH currently holds 10 of the 11 parliamentary seats across the Federal Territories.

Loke stressed that public support can no longer be taken for granted, citing the party’s recent electoral drubbings as a critical wake-up call.

DAP reassessed its ground strategy after a devastating wipeout in the November 2025 Sabah state election, where it lost all eight contested seats, including six traditional strongholds.

State poll wake-up calls

The electoral tremors continued into earlier state contests. In the July Johor election, DAP secured only six of the 17 seats it contested, surrendering four previously held constituencies.

In August, the party took nine of 11 seats in Negeri Sembilan, but suffered a high-profile casualty when Loke himself lost the Chennah state seat to MCA’s Siow Kong Choon by 688 votes.

Loke confirmed that DAP conducted an extensive post-mortem to address systemic weaknesses uncovered during those defeats, noting that those hard lessons must dictate future campaign strategy.

“The challenges we face are becoming greater as we approach the next election,” he warned.

Beyond the ballot box, Loke acknowledged that party leaders have become frequent targets of political attacks and viral satire online.

While accepting that criticism comes with the territory of holding federal power, he insisted members must stay focused on public delivery rather than retreating into defensiveness.

Acknowledging federal administrative shortcomings, Loke urged leaders to proactively communicate the coalition’s tangible reforms to the electorate.

He noted that doing the right thing does not always bring immediate political dividends, but leaders cannot abandon their core duties under the weight of electoral pressure.

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吉隆坡，11月1日讯——民主行动党主席陆兆福今日表示，随着国民阵线（国阵）和国民联盟（国盟）之间日益密切的合作有可能颠覆国家的政治格局，民主行动党必须为迄今为止最艰难的大选做好准备。

据《新海峡时报》报道，民主行动党秘书长警告说，最近这两个联盟在柔佛州、森美兰州和马六甲州达成的政治协议，对民主行动党及其希望联盟（PH）伙伴构成了严峻挑战。

陆兆福今天在吉隆坡联邦直辖区民主行动党年度大会上向代表们发表讲话，敦促党员们摒弃自满情绪，在第16届全国大选（GE16）之前加强党的机器运转。

他说：“无论他们的政治算计是什么，最重要的是我们党必须保持团结，与希望联盟的伙伴们一起加强自身实力。”

由于此次大会很可能是民主行动党在第16届全国大选前在首都吉隆坡举行的最后一次年度集会，陆兆福呼吁党员加紧基层准备工作，并将保住各自的国会议席作为首要任务。民主行动党在吉隆坡的核心目标仍然是保住在第15届全国大选中赢得的全部五个国会议席。

他说：“吉隆坡民主行动党必须帮助本党保住我们在第15届全国大选中赢得的全部五个议席。”希望联盟目前在联邦直辖区的11个国会议席中占据10席。

陆兆福强调，公众的支持不再是理所当然的，并指出该党最近在选举中遭遇的惨败是一个重要的警钟。

在2025年11月沙巴州选举中惨败后，民主行动党重新评估了其基层战略。该党在选举中失去了所有八个席位，其中包括六个传统堡垒。

州民调警钟

选举的余震延续到了之前的州级选举中。在7月的柔佛州选举中，民主行动党在其参选的17个席位中仅获得6席，失去了此前一直把持的4个选区。

8 月，该党在森美兰州 11 个席位中赢得了 9 个，但遭遇了一次引人注目的失败，陆兆福本人在金奈州议席上以 688 票之差输给了马华公会的萧光春。

陆兆福证实，民主行动党进行了广泛的事后分析，以解决在这些失败中暴露出的系统性弱点，并指出这些惨痛的教训必须指导未来的竞选策略。

他警告说：“随着下次选举的临近，我们面临的挑战也越来越大。”

陆兆福承认，除了投票之外，政党领袖也经常成为政治攻击和网络病毒式讽刺的目标。

他承认，掌握联邦权力必然会招致批评，但他坚持认为，议员们必须专注于公共服务，而不是退缩到防御状态。

陆兆福承认联邦政府行政管理存在不足，并敦促领导人积极主动地向选民宣传联盟切实可行的改革措施。

他指出，做正确的事并不总能立即带来政治回报，但领导人不能在选举压力下放弃其核心职责。

安华：谨慎管理政府资金，否则将面临逮捕和指控。

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