SEREMBAN – Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Amanah will face an uphill task overcoming challenges during the coming 15th general election.
Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, popularly known as Mat Sabu, acknowledged that PH has been embroiled in various internal party issues ever since party polls were held recently.
“There are still rumblings and issues that are not to my liking. With GE15 approaching, I want everyone to have a transparent approach and be involved in healthy competition like ‘Fastabiqul Khairat’ – or “good, fair competition”.
“It will not be good to disrupt the process and progress of the party, especially when the party leadership is preparing to face a challenging general election,” he told reporters here today after opening the Amanah national convention 2022, themed “Amanah for Malaysia”.
Mat Sabu, who is also Kota Raja MP, said discussions on the distribution of seats among Pakatan Harapan coalition parties for GE15 are expected to complete by end of the month.
He said factors like location, constituency to be contested, and winning capability of candidates would be considered to ensure victory for Amanah.
There will also be discussions to increase the number of seats to be contested by Amanah during GE15 – as opposed to the 27 seats it contested during GE14.
“The actual number cannot be determined now but would certainly be more than GE14. However, the number of seats to be allocated cannot be revealed now,” he said.
Yesterday, Amanah deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub had said 70% of the 52 seats contested by Bersatu in the 14th general election had been negotiated between PH coalition parties, and the process was expected to be completed before September 30.
Speaking on Angkatan Wanita Amanah Negara’s (Awan) request to not only be offered seats to make up the numbers at GE15, Mat Sabu said Awan’s request would be considered and a decision made based on the voting trend.
More than 800 delegates from all over the country are attending the Amanah convention, which is scheduled to end tomorrow. – Bernama, September 17, 2022
