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Bersatu ready to cooperate, get straight fights in GE15: Muhyiddin

Party still in initial discussions to find win-win formula, says president

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 24 Apr 2022 10:35PM

Bersatu ready to cooperate, get straight fights in GE15: Muhyiddin
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says understanding among political parties is important to avoid split votes, as demonstrated during the Melaka and Johor elections. – The Vibes file pic, April 24, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Bersatu is ready to cooperate with any political party to ensure straight fights against Barisan Nasional (BN) in the upcoming 15th general election (GE15).

Without naming any party, Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the party was currently in the initial stage of discussions to offer a win-win formula to achieve that objective.

Muhyiddin, who is also Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman, said understanding among political parties is important to avoid split votes, as demonstrated during the Melaka and Johor elections. 

“There were already encouraging signs during initial meetings (between parties). They are prepared to discuss but we haven’t finalised the way or type of understanding to avoid clashes.

“If our objective is important for the country, then leaders of other parties should be on the same page. They have shown rather positive reactions, but we haven’t fine-tuned how the cooperation would be implemented,” he told reporters after Bersatu’s breaking of fast event here tonight.

Pakatan Harapan (PH) secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said last Friday that the coalition was prepared to negotiate and discuss with any political party about cooperation in the upcoming GE15.

He was responding to a statement by Amanah deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub who urged the PH leadership to  be open to holding discussions with all opposition bloc parties ahead of GE15.

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said, however, that the issue of cooperation between PH and PN should not arise as PN was still a part of the government bloc. – Bernama, April 24, 2022

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