PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has been appointed the new opposition leader.
PN secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the decision was made by the coalition’s Supreme Council during a meeting in Kuala Lumpur today.
Takiyuddin said the council agreed to entrust the Kemaman MP with the responsibility of leading the opposition bloc in Parliament.
Samsuri, who is also the Terengganu menteri besar, is expected to coordinate opposition strategy and lead the bloc in parliamentary debates and key national policy discussions.
Takiyuddin said the council also discussed broader political cooperation, including agreeing to form electoral pacts with parties that share common interests with PN.
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