GE15: Pakatan has exceeded 112-seat requirement for simple majority, says Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan has exceeded the required 112-seat simple majority required to form the next government, says its chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“We have exceeded, it’s comfortable,” said Anwar when met by reporters as left the hall after holding a press conference at the Seri Pacific Hotel here on Monday (Nov 21).

He was asked to comment on the majority that Pakatan has secured.

Earlier at the press conference, Anwar responded to Umno’s Sembrong MP Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein’s criticisms of the proposed Barisan-Pakatan pact.

“I believe there is no DAP or Pakatan government here. It’s a coalition government, a unity government. I believe he (Hishammuddin) has to revise his views,” said Anwar.

Anwar also said the statutory declarations (SDs) signed by certain Umno MPs in support of Perikatan chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the prime minister might have adverse effects on their party membership.

“It is seen to go against the agreement with Barisan. There will be adverse effects for MPs who go against this agreement by submitting SDs in support of Perikatan, as stated in Barisan Nasional’s statement earlier,” he said.

On Muhyiddin claiming that he has the numbers, Anwar said the question has to be directed to Perikatan.

To further questions about the unity government in Perak, Anwar said it is a good start as this shows that Barisan and Pakatan can unite to form a government.

When asked about the deputy prime minister candidate, Anwar said; “let me assume the premiership first.”