THREE committees under the unity government secretariat will present their reports on March 19 on the first stage of negotiations among all political parties in the government to face six state elections, Pakatan Harapan (PH) secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.

He said the three committees on strategy, elections, and monitoring of government agenda and politics should get their reports ready before that date.

“I have been informed by secretariat chief Asyraf (Wajdi Dusuki) that the top leadership of the unity government is scheduled to meet on March 19.

“We, at the committee level, need to complete our reports before then. So matters related to seat negotiations at the PH level are ongoing involving these six states,” he told reporters after attending the Kedah PH convention today.

He said the outcome of seat negotiations among parties in PH would be brought to the unity government secretariat for discussion with Barisan Nasional (BN) to determine seat distribution between the two coalitions.

“When we sit down with BN only then will we review the matter but what’s important is the willingness of these two coalitions to come together for talks,” he said.

He said in the case of Kedah, it is particularly important for PH and BN to avoid getting drawn into three-way fights.

On February 7, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, after the inaugural meeting of the unity government secretariat, announced the setting up of the three committees to draw up strategies in facing the Negri Sembilan, Penang, Selangor, Terengganu, Kelantan and Kedah elections. – Bernama, February 25, 2023.