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Muhyiddin: With or without Umno, Perikatan to proceed with GE15 seat talks with component parties

Muhyiddin: With or without Umno, Perikatan to proceed with GE15 seat talks with component parties

BY KENNETH TEE
September 30, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) announced today it will proceed with discussions on seat allocations for the 15th general election (GE15), irrespective of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno’s stance towards the coalition. The coalition’s chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the unanimous decision to proceed with seat distribution talks among PN component parties without Umno or BN was necessary as the next general election is expected to be held next year. “At... Read more

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