This means the party will clash with Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) in the state polls, despite being a part of the government bloc in the Dewan Rakyat.

At a press conference today, Syed Saddiq also dismissed the notion that Muda would be hurting the unity government’s chances in the state elections by splitting the votes.

“We should not be using fear-mongering tactics to justify complacency and arrogance,” he said, alluding to the delay by PH in responding to Muda’s application to join the coalition.

Muda had applied to join PH before the 15th general election (GE15) last November but there has still been no progress.

Muda and PH had agreed on an electoral pact for GE15.

Syed Saddiq also denied Muda had decided to contest the state elections alone due to failed seat discussions with PH, stating that “nothing like that has happened”.

On June 20, Muda information chief Luqman Long said his party and PH had yet to commence any seat negotiation for the upcoming state elections.

In response, PH communications director Fahmi Fadzil said PH will conclude its seat negotiations with BN before entering into discussions with other electoral partners, such as Muda.

“We’ve been hearing this since after GE15,” Syed Saddiq said when asked to comment on Fahmi’s remarks.

“We’ve reached a consensus that it’s not about seats but policies. What’s the point of being given a few seats, but in the end, the people lose faith in the political system?

“We want this election to be a clear wake-up call. The road is longer (for Muda), but that’s alright. We are young and we see this as an investment in our country.”

Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu will be holding elections soon.

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