Let Wawasan keep what it won in Melaka, Hamzah tells Umno ahead of state polls

Wawasan President Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin has announced that the party will defend the seats won under Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the upcoming Melaka state election, similar to Umno and Barisan Nasional's (BN) strategy.

Hamzah emphasized openness to seat negotiations with BN, stressing the need to maintain the seats Wawasan already holds.

He also dismissed rumors that Wawasan would only contest the Paya Rumput state seat, though no candidate details were confirmed.

Melaka's election timeline includes the official campaign start on October 31, early voting on November 10, and the main election day on November 14.

JASIN, Oct 18 — Wawasan will defend the seats won under Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the coming Melaka state election, just as Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) plan to, its president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said.

He said that if Umno wanted to keep the seats it won, the same principle must apply to Wawasan, Berita Harian reported last night.

“Both the Opposition assemblymen, or former assemblymen, in Melaka are Wawasan members,” he was quoted as saying after chairing the party’s supreme council meeting here.

“So if Umno says it wants to defend the seats it won, why won’t it let me defend the ones we won?”

Hamzah, who is Larut MP, said Wawasan was open to discussing seat swaps if BN wanted constituencies that Wawasan was holding.

“If they want a particular seat, that’s possible… but I’m telling you we want to defend ours.

“They have to sit down with us to discuss suitable seats, ones that can decide victory for either PN or BN,” he said.

Hamzah also dismissed talk that Wawasan would contest only the Paya Rumput state seat as speculation, without confirming how many seats the party would field candidates in.

Media reports had earlier said Wawasan was almost certain to be given Paya Rumput, with its Tangga Batu division chief convenor Ramlan Meon, 40, tipped as a possible candidate.

Berita Harian reported that this could hurt the chances of former Sungai Udang assemblyman Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof and former Bemban assemblyman Dr Mohd Yadzil Yaakub.

Both won their seats on PN tickets in the 2021 state election before leaving Bersatu for Wawasan.

Melaka will head to the polls on November 14 with nomination, which also marks the official start of campaigning, on October 31.

Early voting is on November 10.

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宏愿主席拿督斯里韩查再努丁宣布，该党将在即将到来的马六甲州选举中捍卫国民联盟（PN）赢得的议席，类似于巫统和国阵（BN）的策略。

哈姆扎强调了与国阵进行席位谈判的开放态度，并强调需要保住瓦瓦桑党已经拥有的席位。

他还驳斥了有关瓦瓦桑只会竞选巴耶鲁姆普州议席的传言，但尚未确认任何候选人细节。

马六甲州选举时间表包括：10月31日正式开始竞选活动，11月10日提前投票，以及11月14日正式选举日。

Jasin，10 月 18 日 - 宏愿主席拿督斯里韩查再努丁表示，正如巫统和国阵（BN）计划的那样，宏愿将在即将到来的马六甲州选举中捍卫国民联盟（PN）赢得的席位。

据《每日新闻》昨晚报道，他表示，如果巫统想要保住赢得的席位，同样的原则也必须适用于瓦瓦桑党。

据报道，他在主持该党最高理事会会议后表示：“马六甲的反对党议员或前议员都是Wawasan党的成员。”

“如果巫统说它想捍卫它赢得的席位，为什么不让我捍卫我们赢得的席位呢？”

拉律国会议员哈姆扎表示，如果国阵想要瓦瓦桑党目前占据的选区，瓦瓦桑党愿意讨论席位互换事宜。

“如果他们想要某个特定的席位，那也不是不可能……但我告诉你，我们要捍卫我们的席位。”

他说：“他们必须和我们坐下来讨论合适的席位，这些席位可以决定国民联盟或国阵的胜负。”

哈姆扎还驳斥了有关瓦瓦桑党只会竞选巴耶鲁姆普州议席的说法，称其为猜测，但没有确认该党将在多少个议席上推出候选人。

媒体早前报道称，Wawasan 几乎肯定会获得 Paya Rumput 的席位，其 Tangga Batu 部门负责人 Ramlan Meon（40 岁）被认为是可能的候选人。

Berita Harian 报道称，这可能会损害前双溪乌当议员莫哈末阿利夫尤索夫博士和前文班议员莫哈末亚齐尔雅古布博士的机会。

两人在 2021 年州选举中以国民联盟候选人的身份赢得席位，之后离开土著团结党加入瓦瓦桑党。

马六甲将于11月14日举行大选，提名仪式将于10月31日举行，这也标志着竞选活动的正式开始。

提前投票将于11月10日举行。

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