Coalition govt's national convention on May 14 - Zahid

A convention involving all parties in the federal government will be held at Dewan Merdeka, World Trade Centre, in Kuala Lumpur on May 14.

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the convention, to be attended by 20 parties under the coalition government, is to show solidarity with the leadership of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“A total of 20 parties in the unity government, with four main coalitions, will be at the same place at the same time.

“This is for us to show solidarity among the coalition parties and, most importantly, the solid support from Umno,” he told a media conference after chairing the first session of the Umno supreme council meeting 2023-2026 in Kuala Lumpur today.

On Sunday, Anwar reportedly said a convention involving parties in the government will be held to determine a common direction and course of action in the country’s administration.

Anwar, who is also the Pakatan Harapan chairperson, said the convention also aims to frame the same thinking and policy among the parties that make up the government.

On talks regarding seat distributions for the upcoming state elections, Zahid said the matter had yet to be officially discussed among government parties.

“The chief secretariat for the Unity Government Consultative Council will study the details that will be discussed,” said Zahid, who the BN chairperson.

He said, however, the important thing for Umno now is to continue defending the government by fully supporting the leadership of Anwar as prime minister.

Meanwhile, Zahid, who is also the rural and regional development minister, said he would attend buka puasa (breaking of fast) events with government officials from each state throughout Ramadan this year.

“We will also involve friends from parties in the unity government, whether fasting or not, to also attend the (breaking of fast) events every day in different states,” he said.

- Bernama