KUALA NERUS, 15 Mac -- Presiden UMNO yang juga Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi menyampaikan ucapan pada Majlis Pengenalan Calon-Calon Naib Presiden dan Majlis Kerja Tertinggi (MKT) bagi pemilihan UMNO 2023-2026 di sebuah hotel hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2023) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA
KUALA NERUS: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) said on Wednesday (March 15) the party would continue to 'take a positive view' of Muafakat Nasional.
He said although Umno wanted to focus on strengthening the Unity Government, it would be wise to adopt a positive stance because anything was possible in politics.
"In the grand coalition, there are 20 political parties from the peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak. The important thing is to strengthen this first.
"The question of Muafakat Nasional depends on who will lead the party to make the move to exit, but maybe if there is a change in leadership, the direction will change," he told reporters after the Terengganu-level session to introduce candidates for the Umno elections here.
He said this when asked on the latest development regarding Muafakat Nasional, a cooperative platform formed in 2019 by Umno and PAS.
Asked whether Muafakat Nasional was dead, he said: "It is still in the water but whether it floats or sinks depends on the strength of its broken legs. Previously, one leg was broken; now the other one also gave way," he said.
Ahmad Zahid said the party would remain progressive in its thinking in the interests of the ummah. - Bernama
