Dennis Kam, the founder of the group, said PH had for instance violated its election manifesto in failing to go through Parliament in the appointment of the anti-corruption chief and in appointing non-MPs to the posts of attorney-general and Dewan Rakyat speaker.

He told FMT such appointments in fact undermined parliamentary integrity.

He made these other observations:

• Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s decision to assume the chairmanship of Khazanah Nasional goes against PH’s promise to decentralise power.
• Allowing the attorney-general to continue doubling as public prosecutor can cause the impression that he is Mahathir’s proxy in the prime minister’s pursuit of legal action against political enemies.
• Initial hesitation over whether to dismantle Biro Tata Negara and abolish national service showed that there was some unwillingness to do so.
• The decision to postpone fulfilling some promises “due to unforeseen financial circumstances” gave the impression that those promises were made without the benefit of adequate research and merely to fish for votes.

However, Kam said Harapan Tracker was happy that some of the election promises had been fulfilled, particularly those that could lead to a reduction in the cost of living. He cited the decision to break up the monopoly on the import of rice, the abolition of the goods and services tax and the stabilisation of fuel prices.

He also acknowledged the apparent effort to reduce the power of the Prime Minister’s Department through the reorganisation of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the Audit Department and the Election Commission.

He said other plus points included the repeal of the law against fake news and the review of mega projects.

Harapan Tracker was inspired by the US-based TrumpTracker and Canadian-based TrudeauMeter.