Muda wants to join Pakatan Harapan

Muda is interested in joining Pakatan Harapan, said its president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.

According to him, informal negotiations on the matter have been held with the coalition's senior leadership.

"Initial talks about Muda joining Harapan have taken place, and our party is also open to holding official talks with the Harapan presidential council.

"Muda is willing to work with 'friends' who share similar principles of struggle," Syed Saddiq told a press conference at the Olympic Hotel in Kuala Lumpur today, after a meeting with the Muda party leadership.

The Muar MP noted that the informal talks did not touch on seat allocations or an electoral pact.

"I can't say much until there are formal talks. It is then we will decide," Syed Saddiq said.

For the record, Harapan chairperson Anwar Ibrahim has said that the coalition's presidential council has yet to discuss matters related to cooperation with Muda.

At the press conference today, Muda deputy president Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz said that the party will defend Syed Saddiq's Muar seat in the next general election.

In addition, the party is also aiming to contest at least 15 other parliamentary seats nationwide, including constituencies in Sabah and Sarawak. - Mkini