KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Malaysia needs electoral reform, Pakatan Rakyat leaders are reported to have told US National Security Advisor Susan Rice at a meeting this morning.

The news portal Malaysiakini reported that PKR’s Anwar Ibrahim, PAS secretary-general Mustafa Ali and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had highlighted at the meeting that Malaysia must undergo electoral reform if the US was serious about upholding its commitment to human rights, democracy and freedom in the country.

“As long as there is no electoral reform, we are very concerned with the direction of democracy in Malaysia,” it quoted DAP Secretary General Lim Guan Eng as saying.

The news portal further reported Guan Eng as saying that Rice noted and reaffirmed President Barack Obama’s core message during his weekend visit that Malaysia must not trample on the rights of the country’s minorities.