SHAH ALAM - Pas President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang revealed that his party had been offered a place in the coalition government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after last year's 15th general election (GE15).
According to Malay Mail, Hadi said the offer was brokered by parties from both within and without the country.
"An offer to join the government is made after the election. No offer was extended recently," Malay Mail reported.
Hadi made these remarks during a press conference held after the Terengganu International Summit 2023, which was also streamed on Facebook and YouTube this afternoon.
His statement was in response to denials from parties in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions regarding the offer.
Malay Mail also mentioned that Hadi emphasised the existence of the offer, despite politicians from ruling parties refusing to acknowledge it.
"They come from within the country, some from abroad. Everyone came to see me to persuade, but I answered just like before, they don't know about Malaysian politics," he said.
Hadi further claimed that the current government led by Anwar is dominated by non-Malay parties, suggesting that this would hinder the majority's aspirations in the country.
"Therefore, we rejected the offer of cooperation with the current government, instead we will continue to empower Perikatan Nasional (PN) and invite other parties to join us because we are increasingly gaining a place in the hearts of the people," he said.
It was reported that Hadi claimed that several individuals had called and invited him for a meeting to offer Pas a chance to join ruling coalition.
The deputy chairman of Perikatan Nasional (PN) claimed that this offer arose due to the realisation within PH, particularly PKR, that their position could have been stronger, especially considering the party's relatively small number of Malay seats compared to Pas.