Indera Mahkota MP Saifuddin Abdullah said the initiative should not be viewed merely as a political slogan, but rather as a broad framework to steer Malaysia towards becoming a more advanced, prosperous, and happy nation.
“Reset means correcting what is wrong, improving what is already good, and rebuilding what is broken,” he said in a statement, adding that the Reset movement initiated by Larut MP Hamzah Zainudin also emphasises the unification of Malaysian thinking and aspirations.
Hamzah, who was sacked from Bersatu on Feb 13 following a party leadership crisis involving president Muhyiddin Yassin, launched the Reset movement the following day.
The former Bersatu deputy president is reported to be leading a new political party. However, he has also hinted that the platform he may eventually join could already exist in Perikatan Nasional.
Saifuddin, a former foreign minister, said the new national consensus is built on three main pillars: shared goals, shared prosperity, and compassionate governance.
He said the shared goals pillar focuses on transforming Malaysia into a developed nation through the strength of its own people, embracing diversity as an advantage, ensuring political stability, strengthening democratic maturity, building world-class institutions, and upholding integrity and anti-corruption principles.
“The shared prosperity pillar focuses on guaranteeing food security, income, and housing, while restructuring income groups, addressing educational poverty, expanding the economic pie, and ensuring the transparent and equitable distribution of wealth,” he said.
On the pillar of compassionate governance, Saifuddin said government administration and the legal system must operate with quality, integrity, and empathy to ensure that no citizen is left behind, marginalised, or oppressed.
Touching on GE16, Saifuddin said victory would require a stable political configuration, including majority support from the country’s majority ethnic group as well as majority or significant backing from minority communities.
“Reset is a movement to implement the new national consensus in pursuit of the Malaysia we aspire to achieve, encompassing reforms in politics, the economy, education, institutions, security, international relations, and the civil service.
“The core strength of this initiative lies in the principle that national interests must take precedence over party and personal interests.
“In short, the country needs a new commitment to the future. A new offer and a new face,” he said.