PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution said that Pakatan Harapan - as the largest opposition bloc - had never proposed for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to be its candidate for prime minister during recent meetings.

In a statement today, Saifuddin said "Pakatan Harapan Plus" - a loose coalition between Harapan and their allies - had met on June 13, where it was Mahathir who nominated himself as a candidate.

Saifuddin alleged that Mahathir wanted to...