SEREMBAN – Seat distribution between Umno and PAS for the 15th general election is 70% agreed on, said Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
The Umno deputy president said it was decided at Muafakat Nasional meetings previously that the party that won a seat in the previous polls would contest the said seat in GE15.
“Every time we met, we discussed our preparations for GE15, and at the MN level, we also have a seat distribution committee.
“Umno and PAS have met several times, and almost 70% (of seat distribution) has been concluded. For the seats that we (Umno) won (previously), they are our seats; for the seats that PAS won, they belong to PAS.
“The formula is still the same; there is no question of us changing or exiting from the agreed formula,” he told the press after attending the opening of the Negri Sembilan Legislative Assembly today.
Mohamad, who is also Rantau assemblyman, said an MN meeting will be held in the near future.
He said there has been no issue stemming from the absence of his name from the cabinet line-up announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
“I wish them all (ministers) the best. The priority now is to deal with the Covid-19 and economic crises. There is no time to procrastinate.
“I hope that the appointed ministers carry out their duties well. There is a lot of wisdom in this cabinet, and it is not easy to be a minister in a time of crisis. As the No. 2 person in the party, I will support the government.” – Bernama, September 3, 2021
