Kerjasama Bersatu Selangor-PH dedah kecenderungan lama pemimpin, kata Kiandee
Naib presiden Bersatu yang digantung itu tidak terkejut dengan rancangan kerjasama dengan PH, sambil berkata bekas pemimpin PKR yang kini menyertai Bersatu mungkin berperanan dalam usaha itu.
Bersatu Selangor-Pakatan Harapan (PH) initiative has been under the influence of the party's leadership for a long time, according to Ronald Kiandee. The former PKR deputy president, who is now a Bersatu member, claimed that Bersatu's leadership has long desired to forge ties with PH, adding that the party's plans to coordinate with the Selangor government are merely clarifying their intentions.
Kiandee believes the desire to collaborate with PH might have been present since the early days, but opposition from members like himself prevented it from being openly acknowledged. "Perhaps it has been their intention all along and now it has finally come to light," he told FMT when met at Parliament after the 2027 Budget Speech.
Kiandee suggested that the collaboration could have been planned for a long time, with former PKR Bersatu leader Azmin Ali, Hilman Idham, and Dr Afif Bahardin possibly playing a role in the endeavor. On Thursday, Selangor Chief Minister Amirudin Shari said the state's Deputy Chief Minister would pursue cooperation with the state government before presenting the Selangor state budget, with the terms now being finalized.
The announcement came amid rising tensions between PH and the Barisan Nasional (BN), a key partner in the federal and Selangor coalition governments. Bersatu also shares concerns with PAS, which is currently leading the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. The Selangor State Assembly (DUN) has 56 seats, with 32 from Pakatan Harapan, followed by Bersatu (11), PAS (10), a National Front (2) and one independent.
PAS's image suffered after a dispute between Bersatu and the party, with Awang Hashim, a Pendang MP from PAS, softening the tension between BN and PH and the PH-Bersatu collaboration idea. He said in politics, friends can become enemies and vice versa, which is common in politics. "It's not surprising if Bersatu cooperates with PH in Selangor.
That is their decision because they now choose not to be part of PN," Awang Hashim said, adding that PAS does not anticipate any conflict in Bersatu and actively avoids being dragged into internal strife.
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