MELAKA: DAP has ruled out leaving Pakatan Harapan despite being the only component party in the coalition to secure seats in the Melaka election.
State DAP chairman Khoo Poay Tiong said the party remained committed to PH, adding that relations among its three component parties remained strong despite the disappointing election results.
“We will remain in Pakatan Harapan. Relations among the three component parties remain close.
“We also continue to support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as our leader and Prime Minister,” he said in a press conference.
Khoo was responding to a question on whether DAP would consider leaving PH following the coalition’s poor electoral performance.
DAP successfully defended all four of its state seats, while its coalition partners, PKR and Amanah, failed to win any seats in the state assembly.
The four seats were Kota Laksamana, Kesidang, Ayer Keroh and Bandar Hilir.
Despite retaining all its seats, Khoo acknowledged that PH’s overall performance had fallen short of expectations.
He said all component parties must collectively shoulder responsibility for the outcome rather than place the blame on any one party.