adminPUTRAJAYA: The Federal Territory Amanah National Party (Amanah) has expressed its desire to be given the opportunity to contest in the Putrajaya parliamentary seat in the 16th General Election (GE16), in addition to also targeting the Titiwangsa and Labuan constituencies.
Federal Territories Trust chairman Khalid Abdul Samad said the three areas should be negotiated with Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties since they are not currently seats belonging to the coalition.
“God willing, we will work hard so that this time Amanah is given the trust to contest in Putrajaya to ensure victory for PH,” he said at a press conference after opening the Federal Territories Amanah Convention here today.
Currently, the Titiwangsa parliamentary seat is held by Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani from Barisan Nasional (BN) while Putrajaya is held by Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin from Bersatu.
The Labuan parliamentary seat is held by Datuk Suhaili Abd Rahman who won it on the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ticket in GE15, but is now an Independent Member of Parliament after being expelled from Bersatu in 2023 following his action of expressing support for the Unity Government.
Khalid, when commenting on the preparations for the 16th GE, said discussions on seat distribution were expected to begin after the completion of several series of State Elections (PRN), including in Melaka.
In GE15, Amanah won eight parliamentary seats, including five in Selangor, two in Johor and one in Melaka.
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