Idris Haron: I have yet to decide which party to join

MELAKA: Membership offers are pouring in from various component parties within the Pakatan Harapan to former Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron.

The Sungai Udang assemblyman said leaders from Pakatan, as well as their representatives, had met and even called him to be part of their respective parties after being expelled from Umno.

"I will consider which party to join once I have crossed the bridge, but for now I have yet to decide.

"Let the Melaka political impasse settle first before I make up my mind on which political party to join," he said on Friday (Oct 8).

Asked whether he would vie for the Melaka Chief Minister post, Idris said it was not for him to decide.

"It’s also not my call to be an aspirant for the Melaka Chief Minister post in the upcoming state snap polls. The decision is the prerogative of the respective party chiefs," he said.

Idris said he believed he had the leadership qualities required for the post, if the party chiefs chose him to be Chief Minister.

He also had offered to be the main "Penceramah" (speaker) in election rallies on Pakatan platforms.

"I would tell the people the truth and stand up for justice during my ceramahs," he said.

Idris is among four lawmakers who had exited from Perikatan/Umno-led Melaka Government on Monday (Oct 4), together with Pantai Kundor assemblyman Datuk Nor Azman Hassan, who was also ex-Umno as well as Telok Mas rep Datuk Noor Effandi Ahmad who has since been terminated form Parti Pribumi Bersatu and independent lawmaker Datuk Norhizam Hassan Baktee.