State polls: KJ says Jalaluddin Alias should be Negri MB if Umno wins more seats than Pakatan


REMBAU: If Umno wins more seats in Negri Sembilan, the mentri besar's post should go to Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

“It’s who wins the most. If Barisan Nasional has more seats than Pakatan Harapan then Jalaluddin (should be) MB. That's it, full stop.

“It’s mathematics and who wins the most gets it.

"Jalaluddin is the (state) Umno liaison committee chairman and even though he is an MP he holds no position at the federal level,” he said after voting at SM Agama Haji Mohd Yatim here on Saturday (Aug 12).

The former Rembau MP added that if Pakatan Harapan's Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun is proposed for the post even if his coalition did not win the lion’s share of the seats, there would be problems as Umno would be seen as weak.

Asked about his thoughts on party president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s position should Barisan Nasional fare badly in the six state elections, he said he did not see any change in leadership.

“If Umno gets the worst results today, Ahmad Zahid would not step down. It will be (business as usual) and buat tak tahu (pretend everything is OK),” he said.

Khairy did note that voter turnout seemed a bit low earlier in the morning.

“We don’t know what this means and we shall see tonight when we get the results.

“Maybe there have been too many elections (so) there is political fatigue. The weather could have played a part.

“But as I said earlier, this election is important. The state level is where most of the public's day-to-day issues are resolved,” he said.

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