Perikatan Nasional (PN) has officially admitted Parti Wawasan Negara and Pejuang into the opposition coalition following a decision made by its Supreme Council during a meeting held on Monday night.
PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar announced the decision after the meeting, confirming that both parties had been accepted as members of the coalition.
Two parties formally join PN
Wawasan was launched on June 13 and is led by former Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainudin as its president.
The party’s leadership line-up includes Indera Mahkota MP Saifuddin Abdullah as secretary-general and Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal as information chief.
Pejuang, meanwhile, was established in 2020 by former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. The party is currently headed by Mukhriz Mahathir.
Johor seat talks set for discussion
Samsuri said discussions on seat allocations for the upcoming Johor state election would take place on Tuesday and would be coordinated by PN election director Sanusi Nor.
He described the Supreme Council meeting as proceeding smoothly and said Bersatu’s position within PN was not raised during the discussions.
Prior to the meeting, Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin told reporters that the party would remain within PN “forever”.
Logo issue remains undecided
Samsuri also said the coalition had yet to discuss the use of party logos in the forthcoming state elections.
When asked whether PN component parties would be allowed to contest using their own symbols, he replied that the matter had not been discussed.
Pressed further on whether PN would agree if any party insisted on using its own logo, Samsuri reiterated that discussions had not taken place and said attention would first be focused on seat allocation talks among coalition partners.
On June 8, PAS ended its political cooperation with Bersatu. Bersatu subsequently pledged to fully contest against PAS in the upcoming Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections while maintaining its commitment to contest under the PN banner.
