DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said Pakatan Harapan will respond to any dissolution of the Johor state assembly with a similar move in Negeri Sembilan.
In a possible allusion to Johor BN chairperson Onn Hafiz Ghazi's announcement that the coalition will go solo in the upcoming state election, Loke said Harapan will contest all seats in Negeri Sembilan as well.
"In conclusion, we have entered the arena now. Another party has announced that they will contest 56 (seats) in Johor.
"I would like to suggest to the esteemed chairperson, if they want to contest 56 seats in Johor, we will contest 36 seats in Negeri Sembilan," the Seremban MP said in his speech during the Harapan convention at the Johor Persada International Convention Centre this afternoon.
"If the Johor state assembly is dissolved tomorrow, we will dissolve the Negeri Sembilan state assembly tomorrow also," he added.
Yesterday, Onn Hafiz said the decision to contest solo was made after consultation with the Umno leadership, effectively putting an end to talks that BN would cooperate with Harapan in the state election.
In response, DAP veteran Tony Pua urged Harapan to set a timeline for ending the Madani coalition, describing Umno as "treacherous".
He asserted that there was no reason to trust Umno leaders who said the decision in Johor won't affect federal cooperation, adding that it would be more honourable for his coalition to contest against BN, even if victory is not guaranteed.
However, at the convention, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the clash in Johor would not affect federal ties.
While BN and Harapan are allies at the federal level, having come together to form the unity government post-2022 general election, it is not the same in Johor, where BN holds the majority of state seats.
BN grabbed 40 out of 56 state seats in the 2022 snap election, securing a two-thirds majority due to low turnout, allowing it to form a state government without Harapan. - Mkini
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