BAGAN DATUK: Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) have finalised their cooperation to face the upcoming Sabah state election, which is expected to take place next year.
BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also deputy prime minister, said the agreement between BN and PH will form the foundation for cooperation for the Sabah state election.
"We have never closed the door on cooperation with coalitions in Sabah, or any partnerships with existing parties in Sabah and we will not use the old approach that there is no chance of negotiations.
"So what's being said by (Sabah BN chairman) Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin suits the political landscape in Sabah and is also adaptable to the political situation at the national level," he said when met at a Deepavali-related gathering at the Bagan Datuk Umno Complex here today.
Zahid, who is Umno president, was asked to comment on Bung Moktar's statement yesterday about unofficial talks with Sabah PH to work with BN for the Sabah state election in line with the approach in Peninsular Malaysia.
Meanwhile, Zahid said detailed discussions with other parties will be held at an appropriate time.
He did not reject the possibility of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition, which currently helms Sabah, working with BN-PH in the upcoming state election.
"I myself have met with GRS's main leaders but we did not hold specific talks, rather a general discussion to form an understanding.
"Various possibilities will occur in Sabah and I think politics there is very dynamic," he added.