Perikatan welcomes participation of other parties to ensure political stability

Perikatan Nasional (PN) welcomes the participation of other political parties to be part of the coalition to ensure that the current government is more stable.

PN information chief Datuk Seri Mohamad Azmin Ali who officially announced yesterday that he was joining Bersatu, said the stability of the government is very important to ensure economic integrity and the well-being of the people.

Mohamed Azmin, who is also Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister, said so far there were five parties registered with the Registrar of Societies (RoS) in the PN coalition including Bersatu and PAS, but did not mention the other three parties.

"There are five parties in all including component parties from Barisan Nasional (BN)... and not the BN coalition as a whole," he said at a press conference after visiting the Slim state by-election media centre in Slim River town here, today.

Also present were Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu and Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

On Aug 19, PAS secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan explained that the party would join PN together with Bersatu.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Azmin said the PN government had succeeded in resolving many crises, and wanted the people to accept the fact that Muhyiddin's administration was the best so far in successfully tackling various issues whether related to economics, politics and health.

Earlier, while speaking at an Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia event here, Mohamed Azmin, who is also the member of Parliament for Gombak, asked voters in Slim River not to waste time by voting for an Independent candidate on polling day, on Aug 29.

The Slim by-election will see a three-cornered fight between Barisan Nasional candidate Mohd Zaidi Aziz and two Independent candidates, namely former teacher, S. Santharasekaran and lawyer Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi, who is representing the yet to be registered Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang).

-- BERNAMA