PETALING JAYA: A Selangor PKR leader called on Muda to back Anwar Ibrahim as Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) sole candidate for prime minister in the 15th general election if the latter wants to join the opposition coalition.
Selangor PKR information chief Halimey Abu Bakar said Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s party needed to also state its stand on Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA), a coalition led by Pejuang which had rejected Anwar as candidate for prime minister.
“It will be impossible for PH grassroots to work with Muda if it fails to back the collective decision (made by PH) in naming its choice for prime minister,” he said in a statement.
Anwar is the PH chairman and PKR president.
The Seri Setia assemblyman also reminded Muda not to expect PH to make way for it when it comes to seat allocation in states the coalition was administering, namely Selangor, Penang and Negeri Sembilan.
“Focus on working in rural areas and states like Kelantan, Pahang, Terengganu, Sabah and Sarawak instead.”
Halimey’s statement comes two days after Muda announced plans to join the opposition coalition, and stated that it was eyeing 15 seats in GE15.
Yesterday, the party was reprimanded by PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli for prematurely announcing the number of seats targeted in GE15, describing it as unhelpful.
He advised all parties at all levels to avoid announcing the seats they planned to contest in GE15, saying that discussions on the matter should be done privately. - FMT
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