KOTA BARU – Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional will meet next week to discuss several matters, especially the distribution of seats in the coming general election.
BN secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa said presidents of BN and PN parties will attend the meeting, to be held in Kuala Lumpur.
“The time has come to hold talks on the distribution of seats, and this will be done next week,” he told reporters here today.
Annuar said the understanding between both pacts, as shown in Perak recently following the political turmoil over the state’s menteri besar issue, will be used as the basic framework for cooperation at the national level during the talks.
He clarified that Muafakat Nasional (MN), which comprises Umno and PAS, will not be registered as a coalition that will contest the elections.
“The MN steering committee agreed last week to continue working together. It does not need to be registered because Umno is already registered under BN, and PAS under PN.
“Umno will contest the elections using the BN logo, while its partner is PN. For the elections, it will be BN and PN,” he said.
Annuar explained that MN was a movement for unification and unrestricted cooperation for politics and could involve many parties. As such, an explanation will be given to clarify the role of MN so as to avoid confusion among the public. – Bernama, December 12, 2020
