GERAKAN Tanah Air (GTA) aims to contest for 10 parliamentary seats in Kedah in the 15th General Election, said its pro-tem deputy chairman Muhkriz Mahathir.

The Pejuang president said the parliamentary seats are in the rural areas and considered Umno and PAS strongholds.

However, he said, GTA was still evaluating some of the seats and yet to decide whether to contest those seats.

“Among others, we need to know the sentiment on the ground towards the current political situation and GTA and on our preparation, and whether we have suitable candidates,” he told a media conference today.

GTA comprises Pejuang, Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra), Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia (Berjasa) and Parti Ikatan India Muslim Nasional (Iman).

The incumbent Jerlun Member of Parliament (MP) said that although GTA did not have big party machinery like other coalition parties, it had enough machinery to face the GE.

On cooperation with other political parties, Mukhriz said Pejuang was prepared to work with any party in the coming general election.

He said Pejuang had held discussions with certain coalition political parties on the possibility of working together in the GE.

“We don’t really care about which one (PH or PN), and there has been some positive response from PN, and on working with PH, I just heard that (pro-tem GTA chairman Mahathir Mohamad issued a statement through the video (yesterday) that he is open if PH wants to discuss,” he added. – Bernama, October 22, 2022.