Bersatu tanding PRN Melaka guna logo sendiri, terbuka jalin kerjasama

Pulau Pinang's Bersatu party has announced its intention to contest the Melaka PRN election with its own logo, while opening the door for cooperation, according to a political gathering held tonight. In a statement released by Party Secretary-General Azmin Ali, Bersatu is also discussing and considering the manner of cooperation for the upcoming election. The decision was made during tonight's political gathering and confirmed by Bersatu President Muhyiddin Yasin.

The aim of forming the election cooperation in PRN Melaka is to maximize potential in ensuring simple and progressive government administration for the benefit of the people, he added. Bersatu calls on the people of Melaka to give the Bersatu candidate a chance to represent the public's voice and bring genuine change and direct benefits to all, the statement continued.

Bersatu was sidelined by PN following PAS's termination of political cooperation with the party in June. PAS led PN to form an alliance with Barisan Nasional in PRN Negeri Sembilan on August 1, which saw the alliance win two-thirds of the seats. Bersatu contested as an independent and failed to win a single seat, as all 24 candidates lost heavily.

Previously, there were speculations that Bersatu would form cooperation with Pakatan Harapan after several Melaka opposition leaders were seen attending a banquet with the latter last month. Persatuan Islam Malaysia (PAS) led the Perikatan Nasional (PN) to form an alliance with Barisan Nasional in the Negeri Sembilan state election on August 1, 2023, which resulted in the alliance securing two-thirds of the seats.

Bersatu contested independently and failed to win any seats, as all 24 candidates were defeated. Prior to this, there were rumors that Bersatu would collaborate with Pakatan Harapan (PH) after several PH government ministers were seen attending a banquet with Melaka opposition leaders last month. Bersatu was a former component of PH and played a significant role in the downfall of the PH federal government in February 2020 when Muhyiddin took over as Prime Minister.