Gerakan stays committed to PN
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Faiz Zainudin
Gerakan president Dominic Lau says the party will continue to play a constructive role in strengthening Perikatan Nasional
Gerakan president Dominic Lau (third from left) said the party respected the role and contributions of both PAS and Bersatu within PN.
PETALING JAYA: Gerakan says it remains committed to Perikatan Nasional despite PAS yesterday announcing that it was severing ties with Bersatu.
Gerakan president Dominic Lau said the party respected the role and contributions of both PAS and Bersatu within PN and is awaiting clarification from both parties before commenting on yesterday’s development.
“This is the time for all parties within PN to remain focussed on the bigger task before us,” he said, referring to the upcoming state elections in Johor and Negeri Sembilan.
“Gerakan will continue to play a constructive role in strengthening Perikatan Nasional as a coalition that can be accepted by Malaysians of all races and religions, while upholding political stability, principled leadership, and the people’s interests above all else,” said the deputy PN chairman.
PN, the coalition jointly formed by Bersatu and PAS in 2020, also includes Gerakan and the Malaysian Indian People’s Party.
Concerns over PN’s future emerged after PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang announced last night that the party was ending its political cooperation with Bersatu.
Hadi said PAS would form a new political pact to face the upcoming state elections and the next general election with the goal of “uniting the ummah”.
PAS central committee member Shahidan Kassim said the Islamic party would remain a PN component for now, while PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari has signalled that his party and Bersatu can no longer share the same platform in PN.
This came nearly three weeks after Hadi said PAS was reassessing its ties with Bersatu and might contest GE16 without Muhyiddin Yassin’s party.
In a May 22 press conference, Hadi said several issues strained ties between the parties, including the move to unseat the Perlis menteri besar, alleged interference in appointments involving Kedah and Kelantan, and Bersatu’s opposition to admitting new Malay-Muslim parties into PN.
Lau called for unity soon after, warning that internal divisions would spell defeat for PN at the polls.
Gerakan president Dominic Lau said the party respected the role and contributions of both PAS and Bersatu within PN and is awaiting clarification from both parties before commenting on yesterday’s development.
“This is the time for all parties within PN to remain focussed on the bigger task before us,” he said, referring to the upcoming state elections in Johor and Negeri Sembilan.
“Gerakan will continue to play a constructive role in strengthening Perikatan Nasional as a coalition that can be accepted by Malaysians of all races and religions, while upholding political stability, principled leadership, and the people’s interests above all else,” said the deputy PN chairman.
PN, the coalition jointly formed by Bersatu and PAS in 2020, also includes Gerakan and the Malaysian Indian People’s Party.
Concerns over PN’s future emerged after PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang announced last night that the party was ending its political cooperation with Bersatu.
Hadi said PAS would form a new political pact to face the upcoming state elections and the next general election with the goal of “uniting the ummah”.
PAS central committee member Shahidan Kassim said the Islamic party would remain a PN component for now, while PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari has signalled that his party and Bersatu can no longer share the same platform in PN.
This came nearly three weeks after Hadi said PAS was reassessing its ties with Bersatu and might contest GE16 without Muhyiddin Yassin’s party.
In a May 22 press conference, Hadi said several issues strained ties between the parties, including the move to unseat the Perlis menteri besar, alleged interference in appointments involving Kedah and Kelantan, and Bersatu’s opposition to admitting new Malay-Muslim parties into PN.
Lau called for unity soon after, warning that internal divisions would spell defeat for PN at the polls.
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