Pejuang's gambit to have better political security by joining Perikatan Nasional has failed.
PN's supreme council had decided to reject Pejuang's application to join the coalition.
Coalition secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said in a statement today that the decision was made during a meeting yesterday.
However, no reason was given for why the coalition decided to snub Pejuang.
Hamzah's statement also did not mention Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) - which is also reportedly aiming to join PN.
Pejuang is an offshoot of Bersatu, the lead party in PN. It was formed after former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, his son Mukhriz, and other allies were forced out of Bersatu following the 2020 Sheraton Move.
Pejuang then joined forces with Putra and other right-wing Malay parties to form GTA.
However, GTA and Pejuang suffered a humiliating defeat in the 15th general election, losing all their deposits.
Following this, there was a schism within Pejuang when Mahathir - who was its chairperson - could not see eye to eye with Mukhriz, the party president.
Mahathir then left Pejuang and joined Putra.
Fearing another wipeout at the upcoming elections in six states, Mukhriz applied for Pejuang to join PN, arguing that it would help avoid a split in Malay votes.
Meanwhile, Hamzah also said today that PN had decided to stick with its GE15 tactic of using the PAS logo in Kelantan and Terengganu and the coalition flag everywhere else.
Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor also retained his post as the coalition's election director. - Mkini
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.