SEREMBAN - Pakatan Harapan (PH) deputy chairman Anthony Loke said the coalition has the capability and political strength in Negeri Sembilan to face the state election without having to depend on any other party.
He said PH was able to govern the state on its own from 2018 to 2023 despite facing various challenges.
"When the Sheraton Move took place at the federal level in 2020, Negeri Sembilan remained intact. Even during the Covid-19 period, we continued governing on our own although we only had 20 seats and the government did not collapse.
"That proves PH has its own strength and the people’s confidence in our administration remains strong,” he told reporters after a Hi Tea event with outstanding 2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) students for the Seremban parliamentary constituency here yesterday.
In the 14th General Election (GE14), PH formed the Negeri Sembilan government after winning 20 out of 36 State Legislative Assembly (Dun) seats.
The DAP secretary-general said internal strength, administrative stability and a track record of service to the people must continue to be the main foundation for PH in facing future political challenges.
Meanwhile, Loke reiterated that PH members in Negeri Sembilan need to be prepared for the possibility of simultaneous state elections with Johor or Melaka if the two states dissolve their legislative assemblies in the near future.
However, he said the matter is subject to the decision of Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun after consulting PH top leadership and obtaining the consent of the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.
PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in his speech at the PH Convention 2026 in Johor last week, said the coalition is prepared to field candidates in all state seats in Johor and Negeri Sembilan if Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) decide to contest all seats in the coming state elections. - BERNAMA