Zahid yakin ahli sokong pelan PRU16

PRESIDEN Umno, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, yakin menerima sokongan akar umbi terhadap keputusan parti itu untuk terus bersama Kerajaan Perpaduan hingga Pilihan Raya Umum ke-16 (PRU16).

Ahmad Zahid yang juga Timbalan Perdana Menteri mengingatkan pendirian itu bukan atas kapasiti peribadinya, namun adalah pendirian parti yang dibawa melalui platform Mesyuarat Biro Politik, Mesyuarat Majlis Kerja Tertinggi (MKT) dan Perhimpunan Agung UMNO (PAU), tiga tahun lalu.

Atas dasar itu, katanya, beliau turut mengingatkan Kerajaan Perpaduan perlu juga diperkukuh dengan sokongan bukan saja ahli parti, malah oleh Ahli Parlimen UMNO sendiri.

“Saya tidak meragukannya (sokongan akar umbi). Ini bukan soal pendirian saya, ini pendirian parti yang saya bawa bukan saja ke Mesyuarat Biro Politik, malah Mesyuarat MKT dan PAU.

“Saya berpegang teguh kepada pendirian itu. Kerajaan Perpaduan harus diperkukuh dengan sokongan ahli parti dan Ahli Parlimen sendiri,” katanya kepada media di Pusat Dagangan Dunia (WTC) di sini, hari ini.

Ditanya kemungkinan bertanding solo pada PRU16, Ahmad Zahid berkata, UMNO akan membuat ketetapan menjelang pilihan raya nanti.

“Apabila kita berdepan pilihan raya umum walaupun UMNO bertanding solo, namun ia tidak bermaksud kita tidak akan bekerjasama dengan mana-mana parti berdasarkan dotted line (garis panduan).

“Pada masa sama, penubuhan kerajaan seterusnya (selepas PRU16) adalah berdasarkan berapa jumlah kerusi diperoleh, berapa kuat atau lemah sokongan diberikan kepada calon UMNO,” katanya.

Beliau juga berkata parti itu berharap dalam bertanding di lebih 30 kawasan Parlimen pada PRU16.

 

Zahid believes members support GE16 plan

UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is confident of receiving grassroots support for the party’s decision to remain with the unity government until the 16th General Election (GE16).

Zahid, who is also deputy prime minister, said that the stance is not in his personal capacity but represents the party’s position, established through the Political Bureau Meeting, the Supreme Council Meeting and the Umno General Assembly three years ago.

On that basis, he said he also reminded that the unity government should be strengthened not only with the support of party members but also by Umno lawmakers themselves.

“I have no doubt about it (grassroots support). This is not about my personal stance; it is the party’s position that I have presented not only at the Political Bureau Meeting but also at the Supreme Council Meeting and at the Umno General Assembly.

“I hold firmly to that position. The unity government must be strengthened with the support of party members and our own members of Parliament,” he told the media at the World Trade Centre here today.

When asked about the possibility of contesting solo in GE16, Zahid said Umno will make a decision ahead of the election.

“When we face a general election, even if Umno contests alone, it does not mean we will not cooperate with any party based on the dotted line (guidelines).

“At the same time, the formation of the next government (after GE16) will depend on the number of seats won and the strength or weakness of support given to Umno candidates,” he said.

He also said Umno wishes to contest more than 30 parliamentary seats in the next GE.

 

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