THE Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, which won the most number of parliamentary seats in the 15th General Election (GE15) that concluded yesterday, should be given a chance to form a unity government with another political party, says Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
Chow, who is also the Penang Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, said this is important to form a new and stable government at the federal level.
“Based on the results in the GE15 that were announced by the Election Commission (EC), the PH coalition won the most number of parliamentary seats at 82. However, the number is not enough to get a simple majority to form the government.
“We do accept and respect the decision made by the voters.
“Thus, on our part, the national-level PH leadership is doing its best now to gather the necessary support from other political parties to form a unity government.
“After all, we need to realise that in this election, not even a single party has the majority to form the government at the federal level.
“So, we must work together to form a strong and stable government to lead the country,” Chow, who is also the newly-elected Batu Kawan MP, told reporters during his walkabout at Perkampungan Juru public market in Bukit Tengah today.
Chow and his team were there to thank voters for their outstanding support in ensuring PH won with a huge majority in Batu Kawan.
Joining him were Deputy Chief Minister II Prof Dr P. Ramasamy, who is also the Perai assemblyman, and Bukit Tengah assemblyman Gooi Hsiao-Leung.
Chow and his team then proceeded to the Chai Leng Park wet market for another walkabout.