When asked if these parties included Bersatu and PAS – which currently are part of the PN opposition coalition – Zahid said that it also involved other parties too.
“The discussions have been had,” he said, without giving further details.
And when asked if the collaboration would see the potential parties working together at the various state polls expected to be held in Melaka and Johor this year, Zahid was coy of the prospects.
“We will see. I think we will decide when we cross the bridge,” he said, adding that there was no definitive timeline for the plan to come to fruition though he would “like to do it as soon as possible”.
He also stressed that Anwar was already informed of the idea.
UNITY COMMITTEE
The latest move appears to be a cranking up of the notch by Zahid after he unveiled the proposed “unity committee” in a bid to reunite the country’s Malays politically, signalling its efforts to heal internal party fractures by welcoming back former members and political rivals – whether individually or en bloc.
“UMNO’s responsibility today is far greater because UMNO is the home of the race – a place to reunite the Malays. This shall be achieved not through the rhetoric of anger, nor through historical grudges, but with a clear direction and a greatness of spirit,” Zahid said then.
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