Pakatan keeps options open on Bersatu return

Alfian Z.M. Tahir Alfian Z.M. Tahir Updated 4 years ago · Published on 27 Feb 2020 3:53PM · 6 Comments

De facto Pakatan Harapan leader Anwar Ibrahim (in white) says the issue of approaching Dr Mahathir Mohamad was not discussed at Pakatan's leaders’ meeting at Eastin Hotel in Petaling Jaya this afternoon. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, February 27, 2020.

PAKATAN Harapan will keep its options open on Bersatu returning to the fold as changes are happening by the day, said Anwar Ibrahim.

The PKR president said the issue of approaching Dr Mahathir Mohamad was not discussed at Pakatan’s leaders’ meeting at Eastin Hotel in Petaling Jaya this afternoon.

“No, it was not discussed in the meeting but anything can happen as things are changing every day,” Anwar told reporters when asked whether the Pakatan leaders had discussed Bersatu, which left the coalition on Monday.

“For now, we are Pakatan and they have left Pakatan.”

Dr Mahathir had shocked the nation and his allies by resigning as prime minister on Monday.

This was followed by an announcement from Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin that the party was pulling out of PH, resulting in the collapse of the ruling pact.

Dr Mahathir then threw a second surprise by resigning as Bersatu chairman, indicating that not all was well in the party.

PH leaders yesterday revealed that they had approached Dr Mahathir to return to the pact and become prime minister again, but that he had refused the offer.

PH then named Anwar its prime ministerial candidate in the hopes of forming a minority government.

Dr Mahathir, meanwhile, asked the nation in a live telecast address yesterday to be allowed to form a non-partisan government.

He today returned to Bersatu as chairman, prompting talk he is trying to shore up support for his return to office. – February 27, 2020.

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  • A good script for an afternoon political sitcom where a valiant politician blinked first and then try to look like a saviour; while his nemesis, the hangers-on included, is trying hard to cover his shenanigans, and portray himself as a knight in shining armour to save the nation for plundering.

    Posted 4 years ago by Baharom Alam Shah · Reply

  • Yes! I like this!

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Anwar BOLEH!

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • No nonpartisan government, people did not ask for it!

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • ....trying trial and error ....twist and turns till he achieves what he wants...

    Posted 4 years ago by Maniraju Maruthai · Reply

  • PH....pls throw away BERSATU

    Posted 4 years ago by Maniraju Maruthai · Reply