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PETALING JAYA: DAP Secretary General Lim Guan Eng said it would be better to forge a grand coalition after the next general election, due to the current political uncertainty.
“The situation is very fluid. In those moments, it is better to look first at the result of the general elections, ”he said in an interview with the National Council of Teachers.
Lim said the only thing for sure now is that there were three coalitions, namely Pakatan Harapan, Perikatan Nasional and Barisan Nasional.
“Which will be the main coalition (after the elections) is up to the rakyat to decide.”
Pejuang, a newly formed party led by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, had proposed last year that all opposition parties form a “grand coalition” to face Perikatan Nasional in the next general election.
In December, the leader of the opposition, Anwar Ibrahim, said that PH could collaborate with any party, including Mahathir, to form a “great, great coalition” as long as they were aligned with the principles of the grouping.
However, last month, PKR Youth said that PH should “move forward” from any plans to work with Mahathir after the former prime minister’s latest attack on Anwar, who is also the president of PKR.
In another matter, Lim defended DAP’s willingness to forge an alliance with Umno during the Perak crisis.
Speculation about a possible alliance of Umno with DAP or its partners in PH arose after a vote of confidence in support of Ahmad Faizal Azumu was defeated by 48 votes to 10 in the state assembly in December.
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had said at the time that there might be the possibility of forming a coalition with other parties, including those of PH, to form the new Perak government.
Perak DAP chief Nga Kor Ming responded to Umno’s speculation by saying that DAP was willing to forge an alliance to form a stable, multiracial state government. This, however, led to the thieves.
Tonight, Lim pointed out that what took place in Perak was simply a discussion, with no decision being made.
“It is not bad to argue. If discussing (an issue) is wrong, we would not join the independent committee to advise the King on the emergency.
“It would not be healthy if discussions were not allowed. We will lose out. “
