Govt parties should enhance compatibility - Zahid

All 19 parties in the coalition government should forge greater compatibility to strengthen their relationships, especially in facing the six state elections due this year, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said the Unity Government National Convention 2023 was the best platform for affirming this compatibility.

“Following today’s Unity Government National Convention, (enhancing of) compatibility among all the 19 parties should be hastened,” said the Umno president.

Zahid was speaking to reporters after a special meeting with Umno division chiefs, deputy chiefs, and vice-chiefs at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTCKL) today.

The Unity Government National Convention, the first of its kind, kicked off in the morning with the Women Convention and Youth National Convention, which were held simultaneously.

The highlight of the convention, themed “Madani: Mengangkat Agenda Rakyat”, is a keynote address by the Unity Government Secretariat chairperson Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and it will end with the launch of the Joint Resolution. 

Zahid urged all Umno leaders at the division level to set aside any differences they might have had, especially during party elections for the 2023-2026 term.

The BN chairperson said Umno members should bury the hatchet to strengthen the party and put it in a stronger position to face the state elections in Kedah, Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, and Terengganu.

“To face the six state elections, we need to mobilise our machinery from now and more importantly, to reach out to voters who are not members of political parties,” he added.

- Bernama

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