Several political party leaders have described the government's readiness to forge bipartisan cooperation with the opposition as well as the proposal for a cross-party framework, as a step towards political maturity to stabilise the current political crisis by prioritising the people’s interests.

Bersatu Information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan said the bi-partisan cooperation gives all political parties in the country the opportunity to get involved in the fight against Covid-19, in line with the whole of nation and whole of society principles held by the government.

"The ongoing political conflict does not benefit the people. Now is the time for all parties to sit together and mobilise all available resources to achieve a win-win situation in fighting the pandemic," he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Communications and Multimedia Minister who is also Pahang PN chairperson Saifuddin Abdullah said the special address on 'Together in National Recovery' by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was seen as a landmark speech in Malaysian politics.

"It is mature, inclusive and bi-partisan and has elements of reform. Hopefully this proposal will have the support to stabilise the current adversarial politics as we must put the people first," he said in a tweet.

Muhyiddin in his speech today said the PN government he led had reached an agreement to negotiate with the leaders of parties outside the coalition to forge bipartisan cooperation to ensure political stability and enable the government to continue to function and tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.

In addition, the government also presented seven proposals to implement a suggested framework of cross-party cooperation if the upcoming vote of confidence in the prime minister is carried in the Dewan Rakyat.

- Bernama