The feasibility of a viable opposition coalition, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The ruling APC knows something about how opposition parties can come together, overcome their differences, create synergy around a single candidate, mobilise and defeat an incumbent president. They know the process very well because they did it between 2013 and 2015, when they came together, negotiated, agreed on how the candidate would emerge and then […] The post The feasibility of a viable…
The ruling APC has experience in forming an opposition coalition, having done so between 2013 and 2015 to defeat an incumbent president. According to Premium Times, they successfully came together, negotiated, and agreed on a single candidate.
In a separate development, the New Straits Times reports that Perikatan Nasional (PN) is set to discuss Bersatu's position in the coalition following Pas' decision to end its political cooperation with the party. PN deputy chairman Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man stated that a special meeting will be held, although no date has been set, and that Bersatu currently remains a member of PN.
The status of Bersatu in PN has been under scrutiny since Pas president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang declared that the door to reconciliation between Pas and Bersatu is now closed, following Bersatu's decision to contest against PN in the Negri Sembilan state election on Aug 1, as reported by New Straits Times.
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