‘Can’t run away’: Malaysia opposition bloc PN must engage non-Malays, says new chairman
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Perikatan Nasional’s chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar will however have an uphill battle to persuade non-Muslim voters to support the coalition, analysts tell CNA.
JOHOR BAHRU: Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, the newly appointed chairman of Malaysia’s opposition coalition, has pledged for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) to engage ethnic minority communities outside of its Malay-Muslim voter base as it charts a path to play a key role in the country’s future.
Ahmad Samsuri was making his first public remarks as PN chairman while speaking as a guest on the local podcast Lebih Masa hosted by former Minister of National Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and social media influencer Nani Roslan.
The podcast was recorded on Monday (Feb 23) - a day after PN announced Ahmad Samsuri’s appointment - and released on Wednesday.
During the podcast, Ahmad Samsuri stressed Malaysia has reached a phase where the government in power cannot be led by one character or one central figure, but rather must be shared across a leadership team.
When pressed if he would be the next prime minister of Malaysia, he said he harboured no such dreams. This is in spite of the fact that as chairman of PN, he is likely to be the coalition’s prime ministerial candidate ahead of polls that must be held by February 2028.
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