Malaysia’s coalition to use PN logo in four states

The coalition will use the PN logo in four states, while the PAS logo will be used in the remaining two states, according to Mr Hamzah.

The Supreme Council of Perikatan Nasional also decided to continue the use of the Perikatan Nasional logo in Kedah, Selangor, Penang and Negeri Sembilan state elections and to use the PAS party logo in Kelantan and Terengganu.

He said that the Supreme Council has instructed the election machinery in the six states to strengthen preparations and preparedness at the highest level.

The six states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Penang and Selangor will hold elections this year.

It has been reported that the states have reached an agreement to dissolve their respective assemblies in the last two weeks of June.

On March 2, Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir said that he had sent a letter to Muhyiddin after the party's central executive council had conducted reviews and evaluated all its options of political cooperation.

The council decided that an electoral pact was not viable for the sole purpose of avoiding clashes in contested seats, especially if both parties used different logos, according to Mr Mukhriz.

It is beneficial for all parties if Pejuang joins the PN and uses the PN logo.

Pejuang's application to be a member of the PN is to ensure that there is no split in the Malay vote in the upcoming election, he said, adding that he hoped for a positive response from PN's top leadership.

It was previously reported that Mr Hamzah had criticised Mr Mukhriz's move to consult both the PN and Pakatan Harapan PH to cooperate in the coming state elections.

The New Straits Times quoted Mr Hamzah as saying that he was desperate to look for a seat in order to ensure the continuation of his career in politics.

Mukhriz, a former chief minister of Kedah, is the son of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who had two stints as the prime minister of Malaysia.

Pejuang was formed in the aftermath of the Sheraton Move that saw Bersatu leave PH in Feb 2020, which caused the coalition to be ousted from the federal government.

Dr Mahathir was later sacked from Bersatu and set up Pejuang in Aug 2020, which he left in Feb 2023. He has since joined the little-known Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia Putra.