Amanah accepts 5 seats for Melaka polls

KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) has agreed to the Pakatan Harapan (PH) seat allocation for the upcoming Melaka election, despite receiving only five seats instead of the nine they had in 2021. The decision came after extensive negotiations at the highest levels of the coalition. Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, Amanah's vice-president and Health Minister, stated that the decision was made following thorough discussions and negotiations, and that the coalition's top leadership made the final call.

Amanah emphasized that its primary goal in any election is to remain part of PH and to support one another to ensure all PH partner candidates win. They expressed gratitude for being allocated five seats and hoped to secure all of them, emphasizing that having many seats without winning them holds no value. The seat allocation for Melaka on November 14th includes PKR contesting nine state seats, DAP seven, and Amanah five, bringing the coalition's total to 21 seats.