No Seats For PN’s Newest Parties In Johor, Negeri Sembilan Polls?

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There will be no room for Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) two newest component parties — Parti Cinta Malaysia, which has since been rebranded as Parti Wawasan Negara (Wawasan), and Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) — to contest in the upcoming Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections.

This is despite both parties having submitted lists of constituencies they hoped to contest in the two state polls.

According to PN deputy chairman Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, seat negotiations for the elections involved only the coalition’s four original component parties.

“Seat negotiations only involve four parties,” Tuan Ibrahim told TRP in a brief response.

He was referring to PAS, Bersatu, Gerakan and the Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP), which make up PN’s founding coalition members.

Several Wawasan and Pejuang leaders contacted by TRP either remained tight-lipped or maintained that discussions were still ongoing, suggesting that both parties are still hopeful of contesting under PN’s banner in the upcoming Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections.

Meanwhile, PN election director Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor confirmed that seat negotiations among the coalition’s component parties had been concluded, describing the discussions as smooth and harmonious.

In a somewhat surprising development, Bersatu is expected to contest a significant number of the 56 seats up for grabs in Johor, despite the party’s political ties with PAS — one of PN’s key components — having been formally severed by the Islamist party earlier this month.

“The largest share (of seats) will go to Bersatu. Every party submitted its proposed list based on its own confidence and assessment. We then evaluated the merits of each claim.

“The considerations include party machinery, voter support, experience of prospective candidates, incumbency and previous electoral performance.

“These are the factors that determine who should be considered for a particular seat. That chapter is closed. My mission of negotiating seat allocations is complete. Alhamdulillah,” Sanusi was quoted as saying by Harian Metro.

Both Pejuang and Wawasan are splinter parties of Bersatu that were admitted into PN following an emergency meeting of the coalition’s supreme council held at PAS headquarters on Monday night.

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