I’d be first to oppose Anwar-Zahid pact, says Rafizi

 

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim (left) and his Umno counterpart Ahmad Zahid Hamidi are rumoured to be in secret talks.

PETALING JAYA: Rafizi Ramli says he is strongly against any negotiations between Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim and Umno leaders to form an alliance.

“I want to assure PH supporters and voters that I will be the first to oppose any negotiations to cooperate with Umno,” said the PKR deputy president.

This comes amid speculation of secret talks between PKR president Anwar and his Umno counterpart, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, to form a joint government after the upcoming general election (GE15).

At a press conference at PKR’s headquarters here, Rafizi also rejected any form of cooperation with other coalitions if PH was able to form the government after the Nov 19 polls.

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However, he said PH would consider working with coalitions from Sabah and Sarawak if it could not secure enough seats.

He said judging by PH’s current momentum, the coalition would be able to secure “maybe 90 to 100” seats in GE15.

“I am not interested in (coalitions with) Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA), BN or Perikatan Nasional (PN),” said Rafizi.

“The choice would be for either Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) or Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to consider what is best to form the government.”

A leaked audio of a purported conversation between Anwar and Zahid was a hot topic after it went viral last year.

In the audio recording, the voice purported to be that of Anwar congratulated Zahid on the outcome of the recent Umno general assembly and for proposing that the party sever ties with Perikatan Nasional (PN).

The voice purported to be that of Zahid is reported to have suggested, among other things, that the public statement about “No Anwar, no PPBM, no DAP” in forming any alliance to face the general election was a “tactical” move. - FMT