KUANTAN: Pahang Perikatan Nasional is claiming that it is in negotiations to form the state government even as word is going around of a possible union between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional.
State Perikatan chairman Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said the coalition's supreme council had appointed PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man to lead negotiations.
"Pahang Perikatan would like to thank all voters in the state who have given victory to Pahang Perikatan until we are in the position to form the state government.
"Pahang Perikatan will continue negotiations to form the state government of Pahang as soon as possible," he said in a statement on Monday (Nov 21).
Tuan Ibrahim is the Cheka assemblyman.
The Pahang state assembly is hanging in the balance with none of the three coalitions of Barisan, Pakatan and Perikatan having the simple majority to form the state government.
After the 15th General Election, Perikatan held 17 state seats in Pahang, Barisan with 16 and Pakatan with eight.
Tioman had not been decided as the election for the state seat would only be held on Dec 7.
This was after the election on Saturday (Nov 19) was suspended following the death of Perikatan candidate Md Yunus Ramli.
