出处 ∶星洲日报
原题 ∶The BN government has lost all its moral capital
作者 ∶东姑阿都阿兹（Tunku Abdul Aziz）
发表日期∶10-04-09
翻译 ∶张立德
如果纳吉在4月7日补选当天，对武吉士南卯和武吉干当选民不投反对党一票没有抱著一线希望的话，那有悖常理。那是一个未完成的梦想，因为他们不仅可以解救国阵於不间断的抨击，也能够摆脱马哈迪的炮轰。一如所料，民联候选人大获全胜。我不会抬举砂拉越峇当艾补选成绩，除了说砂拉越甚么都可以发生，以及政府不能持久严密监视。
选民难以接受新首相领导的巫统將通过民主选举上台的霹雳州务大臣推倒，遂把不满情绪反映在选票上。
当纳吉在检討非国阵希望看到的补选成绩时，相信会发现，他还未完全摆脱个人的许多负面因素。他肯定知道自己没有办法平静，直到困扰他的问题获得解决为止。不幸的，这是政治生涯的本质。无论他的政治化装师如何为国阵的失败解套，事实是大马人已经改变，但巫统没有。『父荫』不再是优势，领袖很难靠此上位。
补选前我观察到，敦马应该留在他那绿色家园里不受干扰，好好休息，避免他对巫统和国家带来破坏。在竞选期间摆马哈迪上台，当作巫统其中一项秘密武器，会產生和预期情况完全相反的结果。所谓的『马哈迪效应』，只不过是心理作用。乡区人民所知的和我们知道的不成正比。他们不知道马哈迪执政的22年时间带来了哪些负面影响，双峰塔、四通八达的高速大道网络和其他现代化发展都很好，但这一切资產到底耗损了多少马哈迪政权的道德和修为资本？
纳吉受到严重误导，结果必须付出严重代价，因此，建议部署旧战將来贏取民心的人应该被革职。我身为在野党成员，固然希望纳吉犯下更多策略上的错误，以有利於我们。我们无法改变我们国家的一切，直到我们改变了政府。国阵政府已经丧失了它的道德资本。
我希望西马补选成绩可以给纳吉带来深刻影响；那是好的反省教材，为人民建立乾净、开明和负责任的管理制度是很重要的，人们已经不再容忍过份的不当行为。大马的民主机制儘管不完善，但我们不应该忘记：当选民在投选他心仪的候选人时，他们就是造王者。
纳吉必须谨记並遵守此格言：诚实是最好的政策。他应该明白自己拥有的权力是对他信任的委託，只能够用在他身为政府领导人所负责的合法事务上。马哈迪主义下的一切不应该回笼，纳吉也不应该让在道义上可疑、並对他现在领导的政党名誉造成巨大破坏的人以任何形式回归。以今天的情况而言，贪污仍是国民非常关心的课题，如果政府要做好一切，在管理国家时，透明和负责任是不二法则。
纳吉与他內阁同僚有没有履行职责的重大决心？或者，祈求厄运不要降临，还是保留巫统领袖的那一套？这是纳吉不能逃避的挑战。
IT WOULD NOT have been human if Datuk Seri Najib Razak had not hoped against hope that the voters in the Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang by-elections on April 8 would, in a manner of speaking, present him, on a gleaming silver salver, the two decapitated heads of the vanquished Pakatan Rakyat candidates. In the event, it was an unfulfilled dream because not only did they survive the relentless Barisan Nasional sniper fire, but also the heavy artillery in the shape of Tun Dr. Mahathir. Pakatan Rakyat candidates, as expected, emerged triumphant and completely unscathed. I will not dignify the Sarawak by-election with my comment except to say that in Sarawak anything goes, and the government cannot stand up to close scrutiny.
The new prime minister, who in another life, deftly diverted the course of “natural justice” by having the democratically elected menteri besar removed, and subsequently treated him so shabbily, was not forgotten by the public for this disgraceful action. He was punished by the voters in these constituencies who denied him the one trophy that would have legitimised his elevation to the nation’s highest political office.
As Najib was left to ponder on the implications for him of the electoral reverses that he so devoutly wished to avoid, he must have realised that he had not completely shed the many negative vibes emanating from his person. He surely must know that he will not be allowed to have a moment’s peace until he clears the allegations of impropriety against him. That unfortunately is in the nature of political life. Whatever clever spin his public relations professionals might put on the BN failure, the fact is that Malaysians have changed and UMNO in particular has not. “Father” in this day and age no longer knows best, and it is hard for leaders to come to terms with this.
I made the observation before the by-election were held that Tun Dr. Mahathir should have been left undisturbed to enjoy his rest and recreation in pastures green where he could do UMNO and the nation little damage. Parading him around the election paddock as part of the UMNO secret weapon, in the event, backfired seriously. The so-called Mahathir factor had nothing more than curiosity value at best. People in the rural areas know more than we care to admit. They are not unaware what 22 years of Mahathirism had done to the soul and spirit of Malaysia. Twin Towers, a great highway network criss-crossing the country and all the other manifestations of modernity are fine, but these assets have been acquired at what cost under Mahathir in ethical and moral terms?
Whoever suggested that the old war horse be deployed in the campaign for the hearts and minds of the people should be sacked. Najib had been badly advised, and is now paying a heavy price. What a way to start his first week in office. As a member of an opposition political party, I should be encouraging Najib to commit more strategic errors that will work to our advantage. We cannot change anything in our country unless and until we change the government. The BN government has forfeited its moral capital.
I hope the outcome of the Peninsular Malaysia by-elections will make a deep impression on Najib; it should be a salutary lesson in the importance of delivering the benefits of clean, open and accountable governance to the people who are no longer prepared to overlook excesses that border on the criminal. Imperfect as the democratic institutions are in our country, we must never forget that the voter is king when he exercises his rights to choose whom he wishes.
Najib must always remember and live by the dictum: Honesty is the Best Policy. He should understand that the power he exercises is but entrusted power to hold in trust, to be used solely for the purpose of benefiting those for whose legitimate welfare he, as head of government, is responsible. The days of Mahathirism are, we hope, well and truly over. Mahathirism with all that it represented should not be allowed to revisit this nation, and Najib must not allow obligations of a dubious nature to people who have done great harm to the reputation of the party he now leads to make a comeback in whatever capacity. As things stand today, with corruption remaining a serious national concern, there is no substitute for transparency and accountability in the affairs of state if the government is to last a full term.
Does Najib and his cabinet colleagues have the strength of character to live up to their oath of office? Or, God forbid, will it be a case of more of the same as far as UMNO leadership is concerned. This is a challenge that Najib cannot evade.
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