Forming ties with more non-Malay parties could help Perikatan Nasional win an extra 15 to 22 parliamentary seats at the next general election, said coalition chairman Muhyiddin Yassin.
Muhyiddin said PN’s projections showed the coalition could gain an extra 2% to 5% in support if it avoided multi-cornered contests and broadened its appeal to more communities.
“If we can avoid clashes between parties, we could add 15 to 22 seats, even with just a 3% vote swing,” he said in an interview with Sinar Harian journalist Haizir Othman.
PN’s 68 seats in the Dewan Rakyat are held through PAS (43) and Bersatu (25).
Muhyiddin acknowledged that PN was often seen as “too Malay-Muslim” and that it was difficult to dispel the perception of being extremist. But efforts are under way to show that the…