KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional (BN) will not be backing anyone to form the government and will remain in the opposition, says Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
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Ismail said this was the decision made by BN’s Supreme Council.
“Thank God, BN’s Supreme Council has decided not to support any coalition in forming the government.
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“BN does not support Pakatan Harapan or Perikatan Nasional. For now, BN has agreed to remain in the opposition,” he said in a Facebook post.
Yesterday, PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that they were in talks with BN to form the government.
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, had given party leaders and heads of coalitions until 2pm today to propose their prime ministerial candidate.-FMT