PH election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari says Pakatan Harapan must focus on political realignment and coalition consensus to secure victory in future elections.
KLANG: Pakatan Harapan (PH) must focus its efforts on formulating a new political realignment as a strategy to form the government in the next general election, said PH election director Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari.
He said preliminary analysis had identified encouraging signs and a positive wave, including increased Malay support for PH in the Melaka state election, but its current performance was still insufficient to form a government without broader consensus.
“Yes, I have seen the preliminary analysis. There has been some fairly positive growth for PH, particularly an increase in Malay votes. However, it is not enough because this is not merely about coalitions or support for a coalition, but about how political realignment should be considered to form a government.
“The increase represents a positive wave, and we (PH) are confident that there is still time to intensify and expand these efforts in the future for our collective success,” he said after officiating the 2026 National-Level Digital Education Carnival for Parent, Community and Private Sector Involvement at Klang Parade Mall here today.
Elaborating, Amirudin, who is also PKR vice-president, said the country’s current political realities showed that the success of forming a government no longer depended solely on cooperation between political parties, but instead required consensus among political coalitions.
He said support for the coalition remained intact, with increases recorded in several areas, including the votes secured by Melaka PH chairman Datuk Seri Adly Zahari in the Bukit Katil state constituency, which rose from 6,805 in 2021 to 8,698 in 2026 despite his defeat.
He said the achievement was in line with the trend of growing Malay voter support previously recorded in elections in Negeri Sembilan.
“Regarding the recent voter turnout, I observed that it was higher than in the previous state election, but slightly lower than in the last general election.
“There are actually many more aspects that we need to examine. Therefore, the entire party machinery must continue to strengthen its grassroots operations and reassess its communication strategies to ensure that the current momentum of support can be translated into success in the future,” he said.
The official results of the 16th Melaka state election saw Barisan Nasional (BN) form the state government after winning 21 of the 28 state seats contested, while PH secured four seats and Perikatan Nasional (PN) three.
