SHAH ALAM - Perikatan Nasional (PN) believes its political strategy and cooperation involving new party Parti Wawasan Negara (Wawasan) can continue gaining momentum and eventually lead to the coalition returning to federal power.
Speaking ahead of Negeri Sembilan’s state election nomination day, Pas vice-president Datuk Idris Ahmad said the strong response shown by supporters reflected what he described as growing public support for PN’s political formula.
He said the large turnout at nomination centres, including Wisma Majlis Bandaraya Seremban, indicated that the coalition’s approach had gained traction among voters.
“PN's strategy and political formula with new party Wawasan will fully blossom at Putrajaya and become the government once more.
“We believe this was what the people truly wanted, especially seeing the enormous support for PN today,” he said.
Idris described PN’s recent electoral progress as a gradual development, likening its growth to the stages of a political movement.
He said the Johor state election marked the beginning of a “tunas” (sprout), while the Negeri Sembilan state election represented a further stage of “berputik” (budding).
“InsyAllah this momentum would eventually bear ‘fruit’ in Putrajaya during the upcoming general election (GE).
“The Johor election marked the start of a wave, which has now developed into a movement for greater unity among the people in Negeri Sembilan,” he said.
He added that PN’s internal monitoring suggested that public acceptance towards its cooperation efforts had been encouraging.
Through its big data monitoring, PN claimed that the public response towards its cooperation efforts had been largely positive, with almost 90 per cent of support coming organically from the people.
Idris also highlighted the cooperation between PN and Barisan Nasional (BN) during the election campaign, saying both sides had managed to work together despite previously being political rivals.
“Our members and candidates have been able to work together with BN, with a larger joint appearance involving PN and BN leaders expected during the final week of the campaign.
“The main objective is for voters to support PN and reject Pakatan Harapan (PH),” he said.
However, Idris clarified that the cooperation between PN and BN had yet to be given a formal name, as the immediate priority remained winning the Negeri Sembilan election.
Meanwhile, Parti Wawasan Negara president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin described the current political momentum as a “blue wave”, referring to the colours associated with PN and BN.
“PN's colour is blue, BN is blue as well. PH is red and Bersatu is also red. This time, the wave is blue. If you want to ask me about the wave, the current wave is blue,” he said.
Both Idris’ and Hamzah’s remarks came after PN’s candidate nominations in Negeri Sembilan, where the coalition is seeking to challenge the PH-led state government.
The Negeri Sembilan election is expected to be closely contested following changes in political cooperation, with PN and BN working towards avoiding vote splitting in several constituencies.
The coalition hopes that its electoral arrangement, combined with its campaign momentum, can strengthen its position ahead of the next GE and support its ambition of returning to federal power.