PERIKATAN Nasional (PN) will play an important role as the opposition in parliament, the coalition’s secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said.

“We will be an opposition that looks at all possibilities, give our all for the sake of the people in ensuring the country heads in a better direction,” he told reporters in Larut today.

Asked whether he would hold the position of opposition leader in the Dewan Rakyat, Hamzah said the matter would be decided later.

The Dewan Rakyat will begin sitting on December 19, with the main agenda being the election of the Dewan Rakyat speaker and a vote of confidence on the leadership of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Meanwhile, on the appointment of six ministers from Perak into the cabinet, the Larut MP said it was a recognition of the highest order and should be translated into good service and administration.

Anwar yesterday announced the appointment of 28 cabinet members, including two deputy prime ministers.

The six members of the cabinet from Perak are Anwar (Tambun), who is also finance minister and Barisan Nasional chairman Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Bagan Datuk MP) who was appointed deputy prime minister as well as rural and regional development minister.

Also appointed were V. Sivakumar (Batu Gajah MP) as human resources minister, Science and Technology Minister Chan Lih Kang (Tanjung Malim MP), Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming (Teluk Intan MP) and Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir (senator). – Bernama, December 3, 2022.