Negeri Sembilan Umno chief Jalaluddin Alias is regarded as the front-runner of BN's 10 possible contenders for the post of menteri besar.JELEBU: Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says Negeri Sembilan Umno chief Jalaluddin Alias is the party’s top candidate among several potential contenders for the post of menteri besar.However, he reminded the public that the appointment of the menteri besar is subject to the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.While campaigning in Chennah, the BN chief stated that Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki had said there are 10 candidates for the post "and all 10 are of good quality, but Jalal is number one, subject to the ruler’s consent”.He also took aim at two hot seats considered to be strongholds of Pakatan Harapan leaders.“I hope my reading is not wrong: if we wrest Chennah, it means we have captured Negeri Sembilan. Likewise, if we retain Linggi, it is ‘confirmed’ that Negeri Sembilan will be under BN,” he said.Chennah is the seat of DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook, who seeks re-election, while Linggi is the base of Negeri Sembilan Pakatan Harapan chairman Aminuddin Harun, the outgoing menteri besar.Zahid responds to Hannah YeohZahid also dismissed a DAP leader’s remarks that the cooperation between BN and Perikatan Nasional was doomed to fail.Hannah Yeoh, the DAP deputy secretary-general, had said earlier today that the BN-PN agreement would eventually “sink like the Titanic”.Zahid told reporters: “We will see who sinks and who survives in the end.”BN and PN have an informal electoral agreement under which BN is contesting 25 seats in the Aug 1 election, while the PAS-led PN is contesting 11. Pakatan Harapan is contesting on its own in all 36 state assembly seats.Earlier today, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang expressed hope that his party’s cooperation with Umno through the BN-PN electoral pact in Negeri Sembilan would endure despite their chequered history.Speaking at a press conference after delivering the Friday prayers sermon at Masjid Kampung Rusila in Marang, Hadi acknowledged that PAS and Umno had experienced ups and downs in their relationship, but said such setbacks were normal.
Pengerusi Zahid Hamidi kata kemenangan di Chennah dan Linggi bererti BN telah menawan Negeri Sembilan.JELEBU: Pengerusi Barisan Nasional (BN) Zahid Hamidi berkata Pengerusi Umno Negeri Sembilan, Jalaluddin Alias, calon BN nombor satu untuk jawatan menteri besar dalam kalangan ramai calon.Beliau bagaimanapun mengingatkan bahawa pelantikan menteri besar tertakluk kepada perkenan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir."Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (setiausaha agung Umno) kata ada 10 calon menteri besar, sepuluh ada kualiti bagus, betul? Tapi Jalal nombor satu, tertakluk kepada perkenan," katanya dalam ucapan, semasa berkempen di Chennah.Beliau menekankan betapa bermakna kemenangan BN di Chennah."Saya harap tidak salah bacaan saya: kalau kita rampas Chennah, bererti kita merampas Negeri Sembilan. Begitu juga kalau kita kekalkan Linggi 'confirm' Negeri Sembilan bawah BN," katanya.Setiausaha Agung DAP Loke Siew Fook mempertahankan Chennah, manakala Pengerusi PKR Negeri Sembilan Aminuddin Harun, yang juga menteri besar penggal lalu, bertanding di Linggi.Zahid jawab Hannah YeohDalam perkembangan lain, semasa berkempen di Kampung Tohor, Zahid menepis kenyataan pemimpin DAP bahawa kerjasama BN dan Perikatan Nasional menunggu masa untuk karam.Terdahulu, Timbalan Setiausaha Agung DAP Hannah Yeoh berkata kerjasama BN-PN tidak memiliki nilai 'politik persahabatan' kerana setiap pihak lebih mementingkan cita-cita sendiri untuk menguasai tampuk kepimpinan negara."Kita tengoklah siapa yang karam, siapa yang akan timbul pada satu hari bulan nanti," kata Zahid kepada pemberita.PRN Negeri Sembilan menyaksikan BN bertanding di 25 kerusi manakala PN 11, dan bertembung dengan Pakatan Harapan di semua 36 kerusi.Sebelum itu, pada sidang media sama, Zahid menyifatkan 'persefahaman' antara BN dan PN berjalan sangat baik setakat ini, namun menambah masih banyak usaha yang perlu dilakukan itu memperkukuhkan 'kebersamaan'.Pada masa sama di Marang, Terengganu, Presiden PAS Hadi Awang berharap kerjasama dengan Umno akan berkekalan.
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