Gerakan Tanah Air chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the party needs to first win the 15th general election before naming its prime ministerial candidate. He said that naming PM candidate is not the party’s priority right now. He said what’s the use of having a PM candidate, if GTA loses in the election.
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In a statement, Dr Mahathir said, “What’s the use of having one, if we lose, what are we going to do with the candidate? He won’t even be prime minister. Let’s wait till we win. At that time, (if we win) everyone who wins has a right to pick who will be prime minister.”
He said this during his campaign rounds with GTA candidate for Ampang, Dr Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi in a programme at Seri Nilam Apartments in Kuala Lumpur. He further said that the party is aiming to win more than 112 seats as according to law to form the government, a party needs to have more than 50% of seats in the parliament.