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Vote BN in coming state polls, Loke urges Pakatan supporters

Logical for parties in unity govt to help each other, says DAP sec-gen

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 22 May 2023 5:48PM

Vote BN in coming state polls, Loke urges Pakatan supporters
DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke says that in the campaign for the coming state elections, Pakatan Harapan will ask its supporters to vote for Barisan Nasional candidates in areas where PH is not contesting. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes pic, May 22, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke today urged supporters of Pakatan Harapan (PH) to vote for Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates in the six state elections due this year.

He said it was logical for parties in the unity government to support each other.

“When we cooperate, surely component partners in a coalition will support one another.

“It is the same for PH leaders. In the campaign for the coming state elections, we will ask our supporters to vote for BN candidates in areas where PH is not contesting,” he told a press conference at the lobby of Parliament Building here today.

He was commenting on Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan’s call last Friday to Umno members to vote for DAP candidates in the state polls for the sake of strengthening the unity government.

Penang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu will hold their state elections in the second half of this year. – Bernama, May 22, 2023

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