Mukhriz tells Muhyiddin why Pejuang should be allowed in

Pejuang, the party formed by Dr Mahathir Mohamad after his split with Bersatu, is now hoping to be part of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition led by Muhyiddin Yassin.

This comes days after Mahathir joined another Malay-based party, Putra, led by former Umno man Ibrahim Ali, following his exit from Pejuang.

Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir said he had written to Muhyiddin as well as PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and Gerakan president Dominic Lau, explaning why Pejuang should be accepted into their fold.

Mukhriz said that among others, Pejuang wanted to ensure that there would not be a split in Malay votes in the six state elections to come.

"It will be more beneficial to all parties if Pejuang joins PN and contests using the PN symbol. 

"Of course, this means that Pejuang's cooperation with PN is not limited to the state elections that will take place in June 2023, but also for the long term," Mukhriz said.

At the last general election, Pejuang fielded some 60 candidates under the Gerakan Tanah Air coalition.

All of them lost their deposits including Mahathir, who failed to retain his Langkawi parliamentary seat.