Harapan yet to finalise PM candidate, Zuraida says

Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalise its prime ministerial candidate on the eve of its national convention tomorrow, where a major announcement is expected to be made.

This is according to Pakatan Harapan Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin, who said the coalition will discuss the matter today.

"The entire coalition has yet to finalise (its candidate for prime minister). As it is now, it is still in the process (of discussion)," she told the media at the Harapan Wanita convention held in Kajang.

Zuraida further said that Harapan may or may not be able to decide on its candidate today.

This comes amid speculation that PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim (photo) pledged not to support Dr Mahathir Mohamad, despite three of the parties in the opposition coalition agreeing to the latter as prime minister.

On PKR's stance, Zuraida said the party has made several statements, including against naming its preferred candidate at the convention tomorrow.

"There are other things to be focused on, like what we can do for the rakyat and the changes we can bring. And if our offers are good, it doesn't matter who will become the prime minister," she said.

She personally believed that "Mahathir is fit to be a senior minister, but not a prime minister."

Meanwhile, opposition leader Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who attended today's Harapan wanita convention, said the coalition has many possible candidates for prime minister.

"We have many qualified candidates, we want to take into account the winnability factor and the woman factor. A woman can also become the candidate," she told the press conference.

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- Mkini