Johor Malays prefer Muafakat Nasional, says Nur Jazlan

Mohd Farhan Darwis Mohd Farhan Darwis Updated 3 years ago · Published on 1 Aug 2020 7:00AM · 6 Comments

Johor Umno deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed says Bersatu will have to depend on Umno and PAS to win the next elections. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, August 1, 2020.

MALAY voters, especially those in Johor, prefer Muafakat Nasional to Perikatan Nasional, said a state Umno leader.

Johor Umno deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed said moving forward, MN’s cooperation must be the basis for future political formation.

“Whether PN is registered, people in Johor, the public and Umno members, prefer MN.

“This is the message we carried to the MN meeting. That is why we want MN to be the foundation for any political agreement we will make in the 15th general election and beyond,” the Pulai MP told The Malaysian Insight.

Nur Jazlan, however, anticipates several issues among the grassroots, with Bersatu now wanting to join the Umno-PAS pact.

He said even though many top Bersatu leaders are from Johor, the party does not have a grasp of the state in terms of machinery.

“What is important now is, how will the people vote in the next general election? Also, where will Bersatu be? With MN or PN?

“If you look at Bersatu, although they claim to have influence in Johor, most of their divisions have no members.

“They will depend on MN’s machinery to win the elections.”

The former deputy home minister added that there is no guarantee Bersatu leaders would win by margins they won in the last general election as they were then dependent on Pakatan Harapan votes.

“In the last election, their votes came from PH. The majority of PH supporters will not vote for Bersatu this time around.

“Would MN voters vote for Bersatu candidates? If they pick the wrong candidate and are overly dependent on MN, we would surely lose the seat,” Nur Jazlan said.

There is respect between Umno and PAS despite the parties being enemies for decades, he said.

“We have a corporation in MN as there is a charter. We respect each other and even though we used to be enemies, we are now coming together for the sake of Muslims and Malays,” Nur Jazlan said.

MN is already geared up for elections and the groundwork has already been done except for seat negotiations, he said.

However, Nur Jazlan said MN will not be registered as an official political entity as Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS want to maintain its branding, which Malaysians have become familiar with over the years.

“There is no problem for us in MN not to be registered as an official pact. It is like BN. We will contest under our own logo,” he said.

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Thursday the party will not be joining PN when it registers as a pact but will still cooperate with the current government.

He also said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin expressed Bersatu’s intent to join MN but this will be up to the partners to decide. – August 1, 2020.

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  • UMNO and PAS or MN have been saying demi ugama bangsa dan negara since the beginning of time. Where has the slogan led us to Jazlan? With the rich natural resources like tin, timber , oil etc? Look at Korea, Japan , Taiwan, Singapore what do they have ? Nothing. Stop using slogans like that to plunder, steal, rob and give peanuts like BRIM to people. Look at the wealth UMNO division heads, MPs, M and DM have. Where do the m comes from. Salary? Even a 10 yr old doubt it very much.

    Posted 3 years ago by Zainuddin Yusoff · Reply

  • I admire your qualifications and corporate experience. Don't waste it and say helping Malays and Muslims.

    Posted 3 years ago by Zainuddin Yusoff · Reply

  • Over 60 years of rule they are majority are still poor. Nine of ten youth in border areas are addicts

    Posted 3 years ago by Zainuddin Yusoff · Reply

  • If true, what happened at last GE?

    Posted 3 years ago by H. Mokhtar · Reply

  • RN is good too and why do we need a substitute? What difference will MN make when the same guys who failed in all actions are just shouting another slogan?

    Posted 3 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • The frogs have no pond to land. The grass is greenier on the other side is actually a swamp with filthy waters

    Posted 3 years ago by Concerned Citizen · Reply