Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin said there is no way Perikatan Nasional (PN) can work with Pakatan Harapan in the 15th general election (GE15) unless the opposition coalition undergoes massive changes.
He was responding to former Umno leader Idris Haron – now with PKR – who had proposed for Harapan to join forces with PN against BN in GE15.
“In Harapan’s current form, it is not possible (for a cooperation to happen).
“It is not that we do not like unity, it is just that the differences are too obvious.
“I do not think it can happen unless there is a huge reshuffle in Harapan, then we can reexamine this (proposal),” Muhyiddin said in a press conference at Bersatu’s fourth annual general assembly in Kuala Lumpur today.
He pointed out that Bersatu had already experienced being part of Harapan, and the differences were what led the party to leave the coalition.
Another factor is that Bersatu is not willing to work with one of the parties within Harapan that is seen as “not pro-Malay” and has a history of questioning the special rights and privileges of Malays, he said.
While he did not name the party, it is believed that he was referring to the DAP, which has struggled with the perception that it is a ‘Chinese’ party.
Harapan chairperson Anwar Ibrahim had also distanced himself from Idris’ suggestion, saying that there were no discussions within the coalition on the proposed cooperation with PN.
“It is his personal view, it was not brought up… we in the party did not consider the idea as there are too many implications,” he said. - Mkini
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