Former de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim told Malaysiakini this when asked if the long-time former Umno president would support the splinter party that had come from the latter's arch-enemy PAS.
“Oh, he (Mahathir) is backing Amanah. He has already gone down to campaign,” claimed Zaid when met after a forum titled 'Should the Roles of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor be separated?'
The forum at the Universiti Malaya Alumni Association club house, Kuala Lumpur, was organised by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) in conjunction with the launch of their #NyahKorupsi (#EliminateCorruption) campaign.
When asked if he considers the Citizens' Declaration a success seeing it has made little visible impact on Prime Minister Najib Razak's position, Zaid said the by-elections would have some indication.
"Najib’s position is still not settled. He said he’s very strong, but we don’t think so.
"You cannot use the Sarawak (election) as a basis or indicator. We’ll see what happens after the by-elections," he said.
‘Not in position to advise Kit Siang’
When asked if he had spoken with DAP veteran leader Lim Kit Siang regarding his prior suggestion that DAP should abandon its electoral pact with PKR and focus on its alliance with Amanah, Zaid chuckled.
“I have met him (Lim). We had a friendly chat.
"We were just discussing the political scenario […] He’s a seasoned politician. I am not in a position to advise him on anything.
“But we had a good meeting… on other matters, (it was) not about PKR,” Zaid, who was also a former PKR leader, said.
Prior to the Sarawak election, Zaid commenting on the failed seat negotiations between DAP and PKR said he would invite Lim to dinner after the state polls.
"During the dinner I will suggest the following: forget about electoral pact altogether.
"It did not work in GE13 and has not worked in the Sarawak election. The best hope for a truly believable opposition pact is between DAP and Amanah," he said.
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