Instead, he said, the absence of a dominant party has enabled PH to carry out its duties as a government.

“The practice of having a consensus (in PH) is going well. I can see that there is no need to have a dominant party, like Umno in Barisan Nasional (BN), to raise matters that are regarded as important,” he told Bernama in an interview at the PPBM annual general assembly at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) here.

He said there is a vast difference between PH and BN. In PH, all parties have equal rights and a voice, regardless of the number of seats they have in Parliament or the state assemblies.

He said BN was dominated by Umno, with the party president and deputy president as prime minister and deputy prime minister, and the ministers mostly from Umno too, but PH emphasised equality.

“In PH, we have Tun (Dr Mahathir Mohamad) from the second smallest party in PH as PH chairman and prime minister,” he added.

Mukhriz said PPBM and Amanah have the least number of seats in Parliament, compared to DAP and PKR.

“Despite this, we raised the issue of Malay interests at the PH Presidential Council meetings. Although there are only a few of us, we are equal in the Presidential Council and have the right to raise the matter.”

He said relations among parties in PH were very strong, although there were attempts by certain quarters to create anxiety among the people by saying that the pact was fragile and weak.

“All issues are discussed at the Presidential Council. Anything we feel is important will be raised and discussed like a family. There may be differences in opinions but the spirit of brotherhood among PH component parties is strong.

“The relationship of the four parties (in PH) and Warisan is very good,” he said.