‘Pejuang’ – Mahathir announces new party name

Last updated on May 6th, 2021 at 07:06 am

PETALING JAYA – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today revealed that his new political party as Pejuang, which means warrior.

The new party, also called, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Fighters of the Nation Party) was announced during the ceremony to name its first candidate for the upcoming Perak state assembly seat Slim by-election.

Mahathir urged the Bersatu members to leave the leadership of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and join his new party instead.

He said that those who reject corruption and money politics can support his candidate by voting for them. He also urged the Slim voters to fight against his former party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Mahathir made the announcement in a blog post about the betrayal of his former colleagues in Bersatu whom he claimed have sold out for post and money when they aligned themselves to UMNO and Barisan Nasional.

Dr Mahathir said Pejuang — Malay for warrior – was created to corruption and kleptocracy.

Amir Khusyairi Mohamad Tanusi was named by Mahathir to be candidate for Pejuang, contesting as an independent.

Several Pakatan Harapan leaders including Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu, PKR’s vice-president Chang Lih Kang, and DAP’s national organising secretary Anthony Loke attended the event to show solidarity with Mahathir.

DAP’s national organising secretary Anthony Loke said in his speech that Pakatan Harapan will support independent candidate in order to beat UMNO in one on one battle.

Earlier today, Barisan Nasional (BN) named Mohd Zaidi Aziz as their candidate for the Slim state by-election. The by-election is set for August 29.

Katherine S

1/4 German, 3/4 Malaysian. I write, follow and monitor closely political news happening in Malaysia, and other happening news in the ASEAN region. Newswriter for the best ASEAN news website - The Asian Affairs.

Recent Posts

V Surprises ARMY with Two Holiday Releases: A Festive Collab with Park Hyo-shin and “White Christmas” Cover

For K-pop fans, the Christmas season this year has become even more magical as several of their preferred stars reveal…

November 22, 2024

Celine Names TWS as Global Ambassadors Following Suzy Bae Announcement

After Suzy Bae's nomination as Celine's worldwide ambassador, the venerable French luxury fashion company has taken another bold step choosing…

November 22, 2024

Reddit Faces Widespread Outage, Users Turn to Workarounds Amid ‘Server Error’ Messages

Thousands of users of the well-known social network Reddit were left without access after a major outage of the website.…

November 22, 2024

Anne Hathaway Casted as ‘Verity’ in Colleen Hoover’s Book Adaptation

Anne Hathaway is slated to play the much expected film version of Colleen Hoover's best-selling book Verity in front of…

November 21, 2024

Gucci Set to Revolutionize Fashion Presentations with Unified Shows in 2025 under Sabato De Sarno’s Vision

Gucci is ready to change its presentation approach for 2025 in a radical action aimed to revolutionize the fashion industry.…

November 21, 2024

South Korea’s “Korea Discount”: Addressing the Governance Gap to Boost Market Value

As world investors wait for significant changes that might solve long-standing problems of governance and responsibility in South Korea's companies,…

November 21, 2024

This website uses cookies.

Read More