Zahid names PN as new ‘strategic partner’
After securing a sweeping victory in Melaka, Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi calls for national unity.
Barisan Nasional leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi declared Perikatan Nasional as Malaysia's new strategic partner following his party's resounding victory in the Melaka state election. The alliance, which campaigned on a platform of Malay unity, emerged victorious in 24 out of 28 contested seats, securing a two-thirds majority in the state assembly.
BN claimed 21 seats while PN claimed the remaining three. Zahid expressed optimism that the election win would foster greater unity among Malaysians, regardless of their political affiliations. "Let bygones be bygones. Let us unite regardless of our political backgrounds," he said at a press conference in Ayer Keroh. Zahid also highlighted PN as BN's "new strategic partner", noting that the alliance was formed in 2020 after an earlier party partnership, Muafakat Nasional, dissolved.
The BN-PN alliance's success in Melaka follows BN's recent victories in the Johor state election in July and the Negeri Sembilan state election on August 1.
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