Zahid, who is also Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president, said he was confident that the unity government would be given the mandate to serve another term if it implemented good policies for the benefit of the people and the country.

“I am confident that if we all back Anwar, this government will remain beyond GE16,” he said at the unity government convention at the World Trade Centre here.

Zahid said his confidence in Anwar’s leadership was further strengthened by the strong turnout at the prime minister’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri open houses in Kedah, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu and Selangor.

“There may be people on ‘the other side’ who dislike this administration, but the people want the unity government to continue moving forward,” he said in an apparent dig at the opposition.

Zahid then urged Anwar to move on from past animosities and focus on leading and developing the nation.

He added that the parties in the unity government must respect the ideas of pluralism and diversity in order for the country to prosper.

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