Now PN agrees to King’s unity govt proposal

Now PN agrees to King’s unity govt proposal

Perikatan Nasional secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin says this is for the sake of national stability and the people’s welfare

PN secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin says the decision followed a Supreme Council meeting today. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
Perikatan Nasional (PN) has made an about-turn and says its Supreme Council has agreed to consider the King’s proposal that a unity government be formed.

PN secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said this was for the sake of national stability and the people’s welfare.

He said this followed a PN Supreme Council meeting today to discuss the proposal.

On Tuesday, PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said the King had asked PN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) to work together to form the government.

However, he said PN turned this down as the coalition was firm about not cooperating with PH.

Previously, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) stated their support for Muhyiddin to become the prime minister.

However, GPS later said it will leave it to the King to decide who should become the prime minister. GRS made a similar statement today.

PN has 73 parliamentary seats, while PH has 82 and Barisan Nasional 30.

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