Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) will meet to discuss Pakatan Rakyat 2.0 with or without PAS after the new party's launch on Sept 16.

Amanah deputy chairperson Salahuddin Ayub (at left in photo) said Amanah's target for now was to create a working model of Pakatan Rakyat 2.0, together with other opposition parties.

The former PAS vice-president also said it didn't matter for now whether PAS will be involved as the matter will be discussed at the presidential-level meet first.

"We will call to discuss (Pakatan Rakyat 2.0) with all the (opposition) party presidents. Whether PAS will join in or not, you will have to ask the PAS president.

“We will call for the meeting right after our launch on Sept 16," he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

The new opposition pact was mooted following the DAP and PAS fallout in May, resulting in the dissolution of Pakatan Rakyat at the national level.

After the June PAS muktamar which saw the professional faction being wiped out from the central committee, most of the camp's leaders - including Salahudin and former PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu - left and created Gerakan Harapan Baru.

It has now assumed a new identity after taking over the Malaysian Workers' Party. However, Amanah has yet to get the green light from the Registrar of Societies.

No problem duo joining PKR

Earlier today, PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her deputy Azmin Ali announced that they were open to cooperating with PAS in the new opposition pact.

Salahuddin also commented on former PAS members Kamaruddin Jaafar and Muhammad Muhd Taib joining PKR officially today, saying it was their right to do so.

"Amanah thinks that it is their right to choose which platform they want. Choosing PKR is not an issue.

"And I believe with them joining PKR, it will speed up the process towards Pakatan Rakyat 2.0 as we have known them - especially Kamarudin - for a long time and share his struggle for the greater good of the people," he said.

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