BN Puteri establishment important as party prepares for GE15 - Zahid
Bernama
Julai 31, 2022 
BN Puteri establishment important as party prepares for GE15 - Zahid
The establishment of Barisan Nasional (BN) Puteri which was approved today is important as the party prepares for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15), said BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. - Astro AWANI
KUALA LUMPUR: The establishment of Barisan Nasional (BN) Puteri which was approved today is important as the party prepares for the upcoming 15th general election (GE15), said BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said the approval which would be sanctioned at the BN Supreme Council meeting in August would also see new BN Puteri candidates being nominated to contest in GE15.
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"The reality before us is that, if we want to win, we must feature more new faces as proven in the Melaka state election, when 87 per cent were new faces and we managed to win over two-thirds majority.
"The formula adopted in the Johor and Melaka polls was the best and we will do better than that, we prioritised on fresh faces after learning from the political tsunami in GE14," he told a press conference after officiating at the BN Puteri convention here today.
According to him, preparation for BN Puteri, a combination of the female youth wings of component parties such as Puteri MIC and Beliawanis (MCA) was at the optimum, thus showing the seriousness of the BN machinery in facing the challenges of the upcoming polls.
"I see that among the component parties, the effort to strengthen BN is clearer and definitely we must set aside our differences," he said.
Meanwhile, commenting on the Anti-Party Hopping Bill that was passed, Zahid said the matter is a manifestation of the agreement of all political parties to ensure that the trust placed by the people in leaders is protected.
Earlier, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) 2022, to create a provision prohibiting Members of Parliament (MPs) from changing parties, received the support of more than two-thirds of MPs, with 209 out of 220 MPs being in favour.
-- BERNAMA
