Ousting PH is priority, says Mukhriz despite qualms over BN-PN pact
Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir has confirmed his party's participation in an electoral pact with Perikatan Nasional and Barisan Nasional for the Negeri Sembilan polls. Despite internal reservations, the alliance is prioritized as a strategic move to defeat the incumbent Pakatan Harapan government.
Why it matters
This highlights the complex and shifting nature of political alliances in Malaysia, where ideological differences are often set aside for electoral pragmatism.
Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir said some grassroots members had questioned the BN-PN arrangement, but said there was no widespread dissatisfaction.
SEREMBAN: Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir said the party has reservations about Perikatan Nasional's pact with Barisan Nasional for the Negeri Sembilan polls, but says it accepted the alliance as the priority was to oust Pakatan Harapan from the state government.
Mukhriz, who is also PN deputy chairman, said the party had "slight differences of opinion" about the pact but eventually recognised that this was the best formula to defeat PH. "We are a very new member in PN and we are not about to rock the boat so early in our membership," he said.
He said BN realised that it needed "a little more help" to win the Negeri Sembilan state election despite its good odds at forming the government.
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