After winning just 26 parliamentary seats in GE15, DAP Youth said PH played a major role in fighting back against the wave of support for Perikatan Nasional to ensure Umno’s support does not diminish further.
It pointed to the six state elections in August 2023, with Umno given “safe seats” to contest as PH and BN contested as allies, and how Umno assemblymen were roped into the PH-led Selangor and Penang state governments.
It added that PH assemblymen had been backing the Umno-led Pahang and Perak governments, ensuring political stability.
“In 2023, the alliance between PH and BN as well as the seat allocations prevented seat clashes and revived Umno to ensure it remains relevant in Malaysia’s political arena.
“However, some in Umno have forgotten our help. With the unity government facing global economic challenges, there are those who chose to destabilise the Negeri Sembilan government.
“There are even those who want an ‘all-out war’ in Johor, as though they do not hold senior positions in the unity government.
“In reality, Umno holds the most minister and deputy minister posts among other parties,” it said in a statement.
DAP Youth was responding to Johor Umno chief Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s insistence that BN will go solo and contest all 56 seats up for grabs in the next Johor state election.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the PH chairman, and BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi are supposed to meet to negotiate the matter.
Following the unity government’s formation in November 2022, Johor is the only state where its administration does not comprise BN and PH representatives.
If Johor BN goes solo, hold GE16 concurrently in free for all
DAP Youth said if BN insists on going solo in the Johor polls, Anwar should dissolve Parliament so that the next general election can be held concurrently with the state election.
The wing added that PH should go solo and take on BN at the polls nationwide.
It cited the projections of Tindak Malaysia that PH could win 29 of 56 seats in the Johor assembly and form the state government, based on how voters cast their ballots in GE15.
“If some parties are inclined to become backstabbers and to undermine the spirit of the unity government, then DAP Youth urges the prime minister to dissolve Parliament immediately and hold GE16 concurrently with the other state elections.
“Give Malaysians the mandate to make a clear and final decision,” said the youth wing.