The Pakatan Harapan top leadership should consider accepting Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) as a member of the federal opposition pact, said a senior Johor DAP leader.

Skudai assemblyperson Dr Boo Cheng Hao said this was because the inclusion of PSM could help establish Harapan as a more balanced pact in terms of voter representation for the upcoming 14th general election.

“Pakatan Harapan cannot compete with Umno-dominant BN by only aiming for rural Malay support while neglecting its increasingly silent support from present bases in the urban areas and minorities like the Indian estate workers,” he said during a Harapan forum in Johor last night.

Citing PSM’s ongoing work with Indian estate workers and other blue-collar workers, Boo further argued that it should be seen as an added strength for Harapan, on top of the coalition’s efforts to engage its existing targeted supporters...