Opposition parties need to unite to defeat BN - Amanah

 

The most important goal in the 15th general election (GE15) - to deny BN the right to regain power - requires the unity of all opposition parties under one big tent, Amanah communications director Khalid Samad said.

Khalid (above) said that his party was ready to lead the quest of restoring the unity and togetherness of the opposition parties.

"Amanah is ready to play a key role in restoring the unity and togetherness of opposition parties to go against BN.

"Amanah believes that the most important goal of GE15 is to deny BN the right to be in power because the implications of BN's victory would be very bad for the country and rakyat.

"Amanah calls on all opposition parties to learn from the Malacca, Sarawak and Johor state elections," Khalid said at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday afternoon, adding that Amanah was in the midst of preparing its party machinery.

Also yesterday, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu said the party is willing to meet anyone to discuss cooperation in GE15, including Bersatu.

Amanah president Mohamad Sabu

However, Mohamad stressed that Bersatu is still a government ally, compared to Pejuang, which is seen as "aligned" with Harapan in Parliament.

"Bersatu is still in the government... we will meet anyone. Pejuang is (part of the) opposition and votes with Harapan in Parliament.

"We can meet with anyone, but any decision made is made as a party," he said.

Asked about Nurul Izzah Anwar's view that Harapan needed two terms of defeat before returning to Putrajaya as the government, Mohamad said it was merely the opinion of the Permatang Pauh MP.

"In Harapan, we are free to express our own views," he said.

Earlier, Nurul Izzah said that Harapan should expect to lose another two general elections before having a chance at winning.

In an interview with Malay daily Sinar Harian, she said it would take time to craft a new "product" for the public, especially those who are unhappy with Harapan's short stint in Putrajaya.

Nurul Izzah said there were no shortcuts for Harapan and voters needed to be convinced of the coalition's ability to rule again.

She said that the 22 months Harapan was in power were not enough for people to evaluate its performance as opposed to BN, which had six decades of history in power. - Mkini