Its liaison chief Shabudin Yahaya said Penang PN, formed two months ago, now had a new partner in Gerakan and a meeting would be held soon to draw up strategies for GE15.

He said that preparing the election machinery and holding of related courses and training had been going on in stages and would continue by combining the experience of the three parties, namely, PPBM, PAS and Gerakan in managing their respective election machineries.

Shabudin said PN had no problem cooperating with PAS although the party had already established its cooperation with Umno via Muafakat Nasional.

“PAS has so far given good cooperation in PN…’legally’, PAS is part of PN and holding important portfolios in PN. So, I think that has given PN the confidence to continue with that cooperation by strengthening the parties in the coalition” he told reporters, here, today.

Earlier, Shabudin who is also the deputy law minister, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Universiti Sains Malaysia and the Penang Bumiputera Participation Coordination Division under the Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department.