Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) has no intention of supporting the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government in exchange for its registration as a formal political party.

The Pejuang chairperson told The Malaysian Insight that he will never cut such a deal.

“No. No negotiation, we will not support them," said Mahathir, who expressed the belief that Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin rejected Pejuang’s application for political reasons, and that his...