TENOM: There is no reason why Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim cannot become prime minister after so long, especially if Prince Charles could wait even longer to become the King of England, says Chan Foong Hin.
The incumbent Kota Kinabalu MP said this in response to those who say that Anwar would not become prime minister after such a long wait.
“It’s not that we (Pakatan) can predict the future but it’s whether you vote for him,” he said.
The Sabah DAP candidate for Kota Kinabalu in the 15th General Election (GE15) said this during a campaign round for Tenom Pakatan Harapan candidate Noorita Sual on Tuesday (Nov 15).
“If Prince Charles can wait so long to be the King then why do you think that Anwar has no chance of becoming the PM?” Chan asked.
He said Malaysia had never experienced a prime minister from a multi-racial party.
“Can we make this a first? Let’s see how we vote on Nov 19,” he said.
Chan said Pakatan component parties in Sabah comprising DAP and Upko, among others, had always contested under the same logo in the past few elections.
“In the last round, we had Parti Warisan with us. Now they have left to fight alone but the rest of us are still here, working together,” he said.
He added that working as a team was better and capable of taking them further.
He said that while Warisan claimed it would be the kingmaker to form the Federal Government, it was the voters who were the real kingmakers when the cast their ballots.
