Johor polls: Shafie to announce decision to contest within next few days, says Warisan veep

PONTIAN: Parti Warisan is looking likely to contest in the already crowded Johor state elections.

Party vice president Datuk Junz Wong (pic) said that one of the reasons he was in the state is to assessed the situation on the ground for Warisan.

“I will be sending in the report to party president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal who would be making the announcement on whether Warisan is contesting in the Johor polls or not.

“I believe our president is expected to make the decision within the next few days after getting the report as we need to make the necessary preparations if Warisan is contesting including seat negotiations,” he added.

Wong said this in a press conference after receiving membership from more than 300 Tanjung Piai Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) division members including their office bearers after leaving the party in Pekan Nanas here on Sunday (Feb 7) night.

When asked if Warisan has been approached by Pakatan Harapan to work with them in the state elections, the Tanjung Aru assemblyman answered with a definitive no.

“We have yet to make our decision on whether to contest in the Johor polls and why should there be a discussion with Pakatan.

“We never have any fight with Pakatan but Warisan can provide the alternative choice for voters,” he said, adding that the party also never signed a memorandum of understanding with any coalition.

Presently, Warisan has a political pact with Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), which is currently discussing seat allocation with Pakatan.

Besides Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional, Pakatan and Muda, the other political parties that have expressed intention to contest in the state election is Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra), Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) and Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang).