Bersatu info chief says Dr M aware of decision to leave Pakatan coalition early on
Saturday, 09 May 2020 06:51 PM MYTEducation Minister Senator Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said the decision to bring Bersatu out of the Pakatan Harapan coalition was known and supported by its chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. — Bernama pic
“As is known, Tun was constantly being pressured by Pakatan leaders especially from PKR and DAP to resign as prime minister. He along with the rest of the Bersatu leadership was uncomfortable with this, and as such, many felt there was no longer any accordance within Pakatan,” Radzi said in a statement today.
“Indeed, the decision was not made hastily, but discussed at all levels of the party leadership several months prior to being finalised in Bersatu’s political bureau meeting on February 21 and subsequent supreme council meeting,” he said. “Based on the support for Dr Mahathir by non-Pakatan MPs, Bersatu decided to leave the coalition. But the chairman did not agree with this decision, instead wishing to remain within Pakatan as its presidential council decided on February 21 to leave it to him to decide when to resign from the post,” he said.
“This fact was acknowledged by Dr Mahathir himself, in his special address on February 26 when he said he asked for time, but that Bersatu had already decided to leave Pakatan,” Radzi said.
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