Umno not greedy for PKR posts, says Zahid

UMNO is not greedy for more Cabinet posts even if vacancies arise following the resignation of two ministers in the PKR, said it president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Zahid, who is also a deputy prime minister, said Umno knows its limits and is not interested in interfering in the affairs of other parties, he said in Kuantan on Saturday.

Acknowledging that the two posts are part of “PKR’s quota”, he said: “I don’t think Umno is so greedy as to request that the positions be given to Umno. We are grateful to have seven Umno ministers in the Cabinet.

He is confident that PKR president and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will do his best to ensure the government and the Cabinet continue to function properly.

This comes after Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad lost in the PKR elections, prompting them to resign.

Rafizi had previously expressed his willingness to resign as a minister if he failed to defend the PKR deputy president’s position.

He received only 3,866 votes against challenger Nurul Izzah Anwar’s 9,803.

Zahid also congratulated Nurul Izzah, the winners for the four vice president’s positions, those elected to the central leadership council, as well as the new Wanita and Youth chiefs.

 

UMNO tak tamak kerusi PKR, kata Zahid

UMNO tidak tamak untuk memohon mana-mana jawatan menteri yang kemungkinan dikosongkan susulan keputusan pemilihan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).

Presidennya, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, UMNO bersyukur sudah mempunyai tujuh jawatan menteri dalam Kerajaan Perpaduan.

“Itu hak mereka. Kita tidak boleh campur dan kita tahu batas-batas permintaan kita. Sebab itu kuota untuk mereka (PKR). Jadi, saya tidak fikir UMNO begitu tamak untuk memohon jawatan itu diberikan kepada UMNO

“Tapi kalau jawatan itu mahu diberikan kepada UMNO, kita menadahkan sebuah padang bola untuk menerima tawaran itu,” katanya di Kuantan, Sabtu.

PKR setakat ini menyaksikan perletakan jawatan Menteri Ekonomi, Rafizi Ramli dan Menteri Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. Kedua-duanya tewas pada pemilihan parti PKR.

Rafizi tewas kepada Nurul Izzah Anwar dengan hampir 6,000 majoriti manakala Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad gagal mempertahankan jawatannya sebagai Naib Presiden PKR.

Mengulas keputusan pemilihan parti PKR, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berharap hubungan kedua-dua gabungan parti itu dalam Kerajaan Perpaduan terus erat.

Beliau juga yakin sebarang keputusan yang akan dibuat Presiden PKR iaitu Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim susulan keputusan pemilihan parti itu malam tadi akan terus memperkukuh Kerajaan Madani ketika ini.

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