Johor polls: Still plenty of time for PKR and Muda to discuss seats, says Amanah deputy president

JOHOR BARU: Seat negotiations between PKR and the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) in the Johor state election should be done in the spirit of understanding under the Pakatan Harapan coalition, says Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah).

Amanah deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub (pic) said that there was still a lot of time for the two parties to come to an understanding before the nomination day on Feb 26.

"In the spirit of Pakatan Harapan, whatever issues that both parties are dealing with now should be addressed before the nomination day.

"This is the issue between both parties, and I believe that they will come up with the best solution for all," he said when met by reporters after the Amanah election candidates' announcement in the Thistle Hotel, here on Friday (Feb 18).

When asked what Pakatan would do if the negotiations failed, Salahuddin said that any outcome of the meetings between the two parties would be discussed by the Pakatan leadership.

"Let the negotiations go first, and we will discuss the outcome of the meetings between the two (PKR and Muda)," he added.

Earlier, Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was reported saying that the party might be contesting against PKR in the Johor state election if seat negotiations between the two parties failed.

He added that the party had conveyed its intention of avoiding any seat clashes with PKR to DAP and Parti Amanah Negara, adding that Muda was prepared to continue negotiations with PKR.

The Muar MP said a series of official talks were conducted between Muda and the PKR leadership, but the latter had decided to announce a list of PKR candidates in 20 Johor state seats, which ended the formal negotiations between the two parties.

"If the clash of seats between Muda and PKR cannot be avoided, Muda will leave the decision to the people of Johor," he said.