Umno supports initiatives to retain UG in GE16

UMNO will continue to support all initiatives to retain the unity government in the 16th general election (GE16) for the sake of political stability, economic development and national prosperity, its president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

Even through there are 18 component parties under the unity government auspices, they all have the same objectives and need to continue to foster harmony to defend the political stability in the country, he added.

“GE16 is an election to translate how political stability, the unity of hearts and minds among these 18 parties can be defended.

“In my opinion, the present 152 MPs that represent more than two-thirds majority needs to be defended and the way to do so are many, and there are many approaches as well,” he told reporters at the Santunan Kasih Syawal in Putrajaya on Saturday.

He was asked to comment about PKR’s intention of retaining Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister for the upcoming term.

Ahmad Zahid noted that to develop the country, a vibrant economy was needed to provide job opportunities to the people, and that the salaries for such jobs should not be of minimum wage but set at a premium.

He also pointed out that the long-awaited salary adjustment for the civil service that will be announced soon would boost productivity and spur the economy, and expressed hope that the private sector would be inspired to follow the government’s lead by implementing similar adjustments.

“New job opportunities in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes will be created thanks to foreign investors in our country. So the source of this economic development is political stability and it needs to be defended,” he stressed.

Ahmad Zahid also downplayed any possibility that support from Barisan Nasional (BN) supporters for the unity government candidate in the upcoming Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election, Pang Sock Teo of DAP, would be negatively affected after unscrupulous parties used old videos of her disparaging BN, pointing out that it was an old issue.

“There are a lot of old videos, of such videos, of other parties as well, and there is a video of an Islamic party leader urging voters to support DAP, that can be rehashed as well.

“But the political reality is that things have changed. The political scenario has also changed and in my view, we should close the old chapter, and start a new journey instead,” he said during the event, in the presence of Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

The unity government is made of 18 component parties in five political coalitions, Pakatan Harapan, BN, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah and Parti Warisan. — Bernama

 

UMNO komited kekalkan kerajaan pada PRU16

UMNO terbuka dan komited dalam menyokong inisiatif untuk mengekalkan Kerajaan Perpaduan selepas Pilihan Raya Umum ke-16 (PRU16) demi kestabilan politik.

Presiden UMNO, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, yang juga Presiden UMNO berkata, parti pimpinannya bersedia menyokong sebarang saranan demi mewujudkan sebuah negara yang stabil khususnya dalam aspek politik dan ekonomi.

Sehubungan itu, Timbalan Perdana Menteri itu berharap semua 18 parti yang bekerjasama membentuk kerajaan Perpaduan ini dapat dikekalkan.

“Kita terbuka…UMNO, Barisan Nasional (BN) amat menyantuni rakan parti dalam Kerajaan Perpaduan dan kita ada objektif yang sama maka kita mesti mempertahankan kestabilan politik.

“PRU16 adalah satu pilihan raya untuk menterjemahkan bagaimana kestabilan politik, penyatuan hati dan akal fikiran dalam kalangan 18 parti ini dapat dikekalkan.

“Kami mempunyai komitmen yang berkesinambungan dan dalam hal ini kita terus komited untuk menyokong saranan bagi kepentingan sebuah negara yang stabil politiknya dan ekonominya berkembang pesat,” katanya kepada pemberita, di Putrajaya kelmarin.

Beliau ditemui pada Majlis Santunan Kasih Syawal bersama Timbalan Perdana Menteri, di Sri Satria, di sini.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas mengenai hasrat PKR yang mahu memastikan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kekal sebagai Perdana Menteri buat penggal kedua.

Pada masa sama, Ahmad Zahid berkata kedudukan 152 ahli Parlimen yang melebihi dua pertiga perlu dipertahankan dengan adunan keserasian.

Beliau berkata, kestabilan politik adalah penting untuk perkembangan ekonomi yang baik, sekali gus peluang pekerjaan dengan gaji premium dapat ditawarkan.

“Kita lihat bahawa gaji penjawat awam sekarang dalam kerangka untuk diumumkan dan kita ketahui selepas 12 tahun kita akan melihat skim gaji ini akan memberikan peluang kepada penjawat awam untuk terus mempertingkatkan produktiviti.

“Saya harap dengan ekonomi yang baik, sektor sektor swasta juga akan melakukan perkara sama begitu juga peluang pekerjaan baharu dalam Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal dan Vokasional (TVET),” katanya.

18 parti di dalam Kerajaan Perpaduan terdiri daripada lima gabungan politik iaitu Pakatan Harapan (PH), BN, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) dan Parti Warisan (Warisan).

 

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