Muda likely to partner PSM in six state polls

PETALING JAYA: There is a possibility of a collaboration between Muda and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) in the upcoming six state elections.

Muda president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said both parties shared more common interests than differences.

"We have been speaking to them before the election. There are a lot more commonalities than differences, specifically issues that are of common interest.

"Where we can collaborate, we should collaborate but we have been already communicating and agreed to a meeting.

"And we look forward to exploring different areas of collaboration," he said in a press conference at Muda headquarters here on Wednesday (June 28).

When asked what Muda can offer to the people as it was similar to the diverse party members of PKR and DAP, Syed Saddiq said there was a need for a wake-up call for voters to stop allowing politicians to take their votes lightly.

"There are arguments put forth for moderate multiracial voters to vote for a certain party or else Malaysia will go to the dogs because the other choice is extremists on the other end.

"When in reality it should be a contestation of ideas so much so that they have taken moderate multiracial Malaysians’ votes lightly because it is their safe vote bank.

"They (political parties in the ruling government) do not care about urban voters as they bring in these multimillion dollar projects which are lopsided and not transparent and the voters will choose them because they won’t vote for PAS and in the end the voters are taken lightly," he said.

Syed Saddiq also said Muda is gearing up to be the voice of the people and ensure checks and balances for the government as the party prepares to contest in the state elections.

He was referring to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s call for Muda to target the state government, not just a few seats in the state elections.

"We would not win the state but we will become the people’s voice and serve as the check and balances to the government," he said.

When asked if Muda was still part of the unity government after announcing its move to go solo in the state polls, Syed Saddiq said the question should be referred to Pakatan Harapan leaders.

On Monday (June 26), Muda had announced its intention to go solo in the Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Kelantan and Terengganu state polls which was likely to be held in August.

The decision would mean the party which was part of the unity government bloc might contest against Pakatan and Barisan Nasional candidates in the state polls.