Harapan sec-gen: No decision on Harapan Plus’ PM candidate yet
Pakatan Harapan and its allies have yet to reach a consensus on a prime minister candidate.
Harapan secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (above) said that the discussion concerning the matter is still ongoing among Harapan component parties and allies.
Pakatan Harapan and its allies have yet to reach a consensus on a prime minister candidate.
Harapan secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (above) said that the discussion concerning the matter is still ongoing among Harapan component parties and allies.
"I followed several reports by the media with regard to the prime minister candidate and I would like to reiterate that those reported statements are baseless.
"They were not issued by neither Harapan nor Harapan Plus.
"While we respect views and comments by numerous parties, I would like to inform you that the discussion is still ongoing between Harapan components and allies," Saifuddin said in a statement tonight.
He said that an official statement will be issued once they reach a consensus.
Earlier, Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub (photo) told Malaysiakini that discussions were still underway.
“We are still waiting, we will make a decision soon,” he said.
This is despite an initial target for a decision today.
Salahuddin shared there was no deadline for a decision, only that more meetings on the conundrum would be held “soon”.
An aide to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim earlier denied a news report claiming Harapan Plus - an alliance comprising Amanah, PKR, DAP, Warisan and the four MPs aligned to Dr Mahathir Mohamad - had decided to name Mahathir as its PM candidate and Anwar his deputy.
The Free Malaysia Today article further claimed the coalition would allow the disputed Bersatu chairperson to govern the country until the end of 2020 provided there is a written agreement to hand over the reins to Anwar.
Weeks after hinting that they had the numbers to mount a counter-coup on Perikatan Nasional, momentum appears to have been halted by a stalemate over who should be the opposition bloc’s PM candidate.
Over the past week, Mahathir’s ally Maszlee Malik stipulated that Anwar had no “sole right” to be the PM candidate as Harapan needed Mahathir’s influence to secure enough MPs and return to power.
This prompted brickbats from PKR.
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