Opposition parties at loggerheads over PM candidate – LDP

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KOTA KINABALU: Giving the fractured opposition pact the mandate to rule the country is extremely risky as the opposition parties appear to be at loggerheads over the prime ministerial candidate, said Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secretary general Datuk Yong Wui Chung.

“Without a unifying leader among the opposition pact, how can the opposition administer our country? The opposition cannot even reach a consensus on various issues,” Yong pointed out.

He said DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang had asserted that a Chinese would never be Prime Minister.

“Since when has Lim Kit Siang spoken for the whole Chinese community in Malaysia? Has he asked every Chinese voter on their view on this?” Yong asked.

Yong said Lim had proposed Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin be made interim prime minister and deputy prime minister if the opposition won the next general election, but his proposal was rejected by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM).

“It shows Lim Kit Siang’s and DAP’s status, or the lack thereof, in Pakatan Harapan,” he stated.

Yong pointed out that PKR vice president Rafizi Ramli has urged the opposition to stop talking about their candidate for prime minister.

“Why has such a pertinent issue to opposition supporters become a taboo topic?” he asked.

Yong said it was clear that each party in the opposition pact had their own agendas as to who they wanted to be prime minister.

“The opposition alliance was formed to serve their own interests and agendas, rather than for the interests of the people or country,” he reckoned.

He added that the opposition parties had remained divided in both big and small issues.

For instance, Yong said, PPBM chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad strongly opposed the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) but Wan Azizah had conditionally agreed to the giving out of financial aid.

“The electorate must be wary of the temporary nature of the opposition pact because opposition parties are bound to split up without a common vision. The people cannot give the opposition the mandate at the expense of our country’s stability,” he said.