Najib: Support for Anwar only if it doesn't involve DAP

 

Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak admitted that he floated the idea that Umno should consider cooperation with PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.

However, he stressed that this is on condition that DAP is not involved.

The proposal was made at a meeting of BN lawmakers this afternoon, following the Perikatan Nasional government's failure to secure the proclamation of a state of emergency.

In a Facebook post tonight, Najib said his first proposal was for Umno to push for a fixed date for the next general election after the Covid-19 pandemic is under control.

He said this was the right thing to do to restore stability, as PN has too slim a majority. PN only has a two-seat majority in the Dewan Rakyat.

"My second proposal is that if the first proposal is rejected by PN, then Umno should be open to negotiations with other political parties including Anwar, if Umno is still not satisfied with how it is treated in the PN government after what happened in Sabah.

"However, my suggestion had a condition: That cooperation with Anwar should not involve DAP. This was emphasised several times in the meeting today," he said.

He asked rhethorically if Umno can work with Muhyiddin's Bersatu and former PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, why can't there be conditional cooperation with Anwar until the next general election?

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