KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional will need to establish cooperation with other coalitions if it cannot secure a simple majority in the 15th General Election (GE15), says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The caretaker Prime Minister said this might involve such groups as Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), among others.
However, Ismail Sabri, who is also Umno vice president, said such cooperation would have to be determined by the supreme council after the polls.
"If we only get about 80 seats, we cannot form a government. In order to do so, we need a simple majority of 112 seats.
"So we will have to cooperate with others.
"Whatever it is, let us wait for the outcome of the election first, then the supreme council will make a decision," he told reporters after the launch of the new Media City building complex here on Wednesday (Oct 26).
He was asked to comment on a prediction by political analyst Dr Azmi Hassan that Barisan was capable of securing between 80 and 85 of the 222 parliamentary seats.
