This is in spite of other Pakatan Harapan coalition partners, DAP and Amanah, believing that Dr Mahathir would be a better candidate as he could bring in more Malay support as well as garner stronger backing in Parliament.
“So, what’s wrong in being the Opposition in Parliament? We were the Opposition before and we can now be a very strong Opposition with the numbers we have,’’ he said. When contacted, several other PKR MPs said they have been cautioned not to discuss the matter with the media by their party leaders.A DAP MP, who declined to be named, however said his party was backing Dr Mahathir because he had the numbers.
Pakatan or Perikatan Nasional must obtain support of 112 MPs to have a paper thin majority in Parliament
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