Parti Amanah Negara has denied a recent news report claiming the party has given Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim a week to oust Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, calling it untrue.
Its communications director Khalid Abdul Samad said the article is intended to worsen Amanah’s ties with Anwar.
“For the party, the position of Opposition Leader and retaking the government from Perikatan Nasional (PN) are two separate issues,” he said in a statement.
Khalid said the position of the Opposition Leader is decided through discussions between Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties and is not the sole right or responsibility of Amanah.
“Amanah’s national committee meeting recently decided that the party appreciates Anwar’s readiness in taking responsibility for what occurred on Thursday (November 26) in the Dewan Rakyat.
“However, we have also agreed to discuss with our coalition colleagues about what should be done following the incident,” he said.
Khalid added it is not in Amanah’s culture to give ultimatums to its coalition partners.