DAP closes door on cooperation with Bersatu, PAS

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Eyes wide open into GE15, Rafizi urges Pakatan as warning signs emerge

GEORGE TOWN – Pakatan Harapan (PH) must be realistic about its prospects in the next general election even if it is doomed, as there are indications that the pact will struggle due to an apparent pendulum swing of electoral support towards Umno, says PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli.

After four consecutive losses in the state elections of Sabah, Melaka, Sarawak, and Johor, since the general election of 2018, PH went into the next national polls without the momentum of popularity it had benefited from since 2008 – which carried on during the 2013 and 2018 general elections.

“I am not contesting as a defeatist, but I am carrying a message as a realist. We may be at our weakest ebb now, and we must know why so that we can remedy our issues,” he said.

In such circumstances, Rafizi has an interim forecast that PH components can hopefully win up to 80 (out of the 222) parliamentary seats despite the odds stacked against them.

“But we need to be prepared now in the next four to five months,” said Rafizi at a gathering organised by PKR’s Bayan Baru division here last night ahead of party elections from May 13 to 22.

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PH-PN dilemma: make the final call soon, say academics

PETALING JAYA: After contrasting views among Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders on the possible cooperation with Perikatan Nasional in GE15, an analyst says the opposition coalition must iron out its stand on the matter soon.

Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said it did not look good for PH to have Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub telling the media about being open to talking with Bersatu, when his party should have consulted its partners first.

“Such issues (cooperating with other parties) need to be discussed with and agreed upon by all PH members,” Azmi told FMT, adding that working with Bersatu was “a very sensitive matter” in view of the Sheraton Move.

“For PH, talking with Bersatu is a big issue and needs to be formalised among themselves. This talk of possible cooperation needs to be settled as soon as possible,” he said.

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‘Open-ended’ approach will help Pakatan retake Putrajaya: PKR’s Saifuddin

KUALA LUMPUR – Pakatan Harapan (PH) should remain open to talks and negotiations with opposition parties outside the coalition to increase chances of winning the next general election, said its secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Saifuddin, who is also PKR secretary-general, suggested that the “big tent” approach among opposition parties is still viable given the current political landscape.

He said the current scenario prevents any single party or coalition, including Barisan Nasional (BN), from being able to individually claim victory in the national polls.

Speaking to The Vibes ahead of his run for the PKR deputy presidential post next month, he said one would not need a high education with political scientists to understand the current situation.

Saifuddin, who is contesting against PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli for the number two post, has been at loggerheads with the former Pandan MP lately over the issue of cooperation with other opposition parties outside PH.

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Observers admit Bersatu set to gain most from Pakatan reconciliation, but wonder if grassroots will accede

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia will likely gain the most should a reconciliation with its former allies in Pakatan Harapan (PH) happen ahead of the 15th general election (GE15), political analysts have suggested.

The observers, however, doubted whether the grassroots, especially from PH, would agree to such a move, and thought that the attempt may benefit politicians more than it does voters.

“If PH and Bersatu came back together, the one who benefits the most will be Bersatu,” University of Malaya’s Awang Azman Awang Pawi told Malay Mail.

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No PH cooperation with Bersatu unless everyone’s on board, says Loke

PETALING JAYA: Any cooperation between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Bersatu can only happen if all the coalition’s component parties agree to it, DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook said today.

Speaking to reporters at an event here today, Loke said DAP’s stand on the matter was clear.

“For us, it will be difficult to work with Bersatu considering what happened before with the Sheraton Move,” he said, referring to the political realignment involving Bersatu, PAS, Barisan Nasional, and several former PKR MPs that ultimately caused the collapse of the PH-led federal government.

Loke was asked about the possibility of DAP being “overruled” by PKR and Amanah as what happened prior to last year’s Melaka state elections when the two parties allowed former Umno assemblymen to join them despite DAP’s protests.

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PH 2.0 will be doomed from the get-go, says analyst

PETALING JAYA: A Bersatu and Pakatan Harapan (PH) reunion aimed at defeating Barisan Nasional (BN) will be doomed from the start given the “bad blood” between them, says a political analyst.

Azmil Tayeb of Universiti Sains Malaysia said such a reunion will neither be stable nor sustainable because of the parties’ many differences.

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How PH can tie up with Bersatu despite leaders’ conflicting stands

PETALING JAYA: An analyst has sought to show how Pakatan Harapan and Bersatu can cooperate in the next general election without breaking up the opposition coalition.

Noting that PH’s member parties hold opposing views on working with Bersatu, political scientist Wong Chin Huat said political collaboration could come in the form of a united front or a pact to avoid contest clashes, or a partial pact aimed at minimising multi-cornered fights.

He told FMT it would be impossible for PH and Bersatu to forge a united front because of ideological differences, and difficult for them to make a solid pact because of animosity between PAS and Amanah and also between PKR and its former members now with Bersatu.

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YOURSAY | Harapan, reject Bersatu to give voters a clear choice

PW Cheng: Sometimes you just wonder why ordinary people can see what politicians cannot when it can be as plain as a pikestaff. This goes for even some very seasoned politicians like PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.

The defections of the two frogs to PKR and Amanah during the Malacca state election is a shining example. Pakatan Harapan, which always relied on good governance and integrity for its political survival, was given a slap after the two lost their respective seats.

Needless to say, most voters who voted for Harapan are spiteful of the traitors from Bersatu. You will only gain more spite and resentment from the same voters if you work with them again.

Stay away from them as far as possible. It’s better to fight the battle without these turncoats who will be more of a liability than an asset. Better to lose a battle with honour than to die with the stench of traitors.

Only those with flawed thinking will vote for these traitors. If they can betray the government when they are part of it, it’s not too far-fetched to think they can also betray the country.

Justice: Why doesn’t Harapan just fight the 15th general election (GE15) on their own so that voters have a very clear choice - either vote Harapan for reforms or Bersatu, BN, and Perikatan Nasional (PN) which will continue the plunder of our country and interfere with our institutions?

Working with Bersatu, Pejuang, and Warisan should be out of the question for Harapan. The two latter parties, in any case, are on the way to extinction.

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Why It’s A Wrong Strategy For DAP To Work With Bersatu Traitors Again

Mahathir Mohamad exposed in early April how his former most trusted lieutenant, Muhyiddin Yassin, had met him with the shameful intention of seeking his support to become prime minister again. However, Mahathir publicly said it was impossible for both of them to work together again, especially after Muhyiddin’s betrayal during the “Sheraton Move” coup, which led to the old man’s resignation.

However, Mahathir cunningly left the option open when he also said that his party, Pejuang (Homeland Fighters’ Party), has yet to decide on whether to work with Muhyiddin, who is the president of Bersatu (Malaysian United Indigenous Party). They formed Bersatu together in 2017, but Mahathir was sacked as the party chairman, along with three other MPs after Muhyiddin’s betrayal.
 
After Mahathir’s revelation, opposition de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim said he too had met with Muhyiddin. But Anwar said there were no discussions about supporting Muhyiddin as a PM again. PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution, however, said the Opposition Pakatan Harapan was prepared to negotiate and discuss with any political party about cooperation in the upcoming general election.

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Ditch partisan spirit for ‘big tent’ to work, PH told[/align

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) “big tent” can only be successful if the parties involved put aside their partisan spirit for the sake of the national interest, says an analyst.

Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) said any alliance between the opposition coalition and other parties, such as Bersatu, if not formed for the sake of the national interest, would only result in another change of government similar to how PH was toppled in February 2020.

That would mean a continuing mess in national politics.

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