Pakatan to launch election manifesto at January convention

(The Star) – Pakatan Rakyat will launch its manifesto for the 13th general election during its national convention in January.

Kedah PKR chairman Datuk Wan Salleh Wan Isa said Opposition pact’s third convention would be held on Jan 14 at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium here.

A total of 1,800 delegates and 200 leaders from DAP, PAS and PKR will attend the convention, he said.

Wan Salleh said PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang, PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and DAP national adviser Lim Kit Siang were expected to launch the manifesto.

The manifesto, based on Pakatan’s Common Policy Framework (Buku Jingga), is a continuation the Orange Book, he said in a press conference here Monday.

Wan Salleh also said the manifesto would be distributed to those attending the launch.

When asked about the possibility of Anwar not attending the convention following the High Court decision on his sodomy trial to be given on Jan 9, Wan Salleh said this would not affect the party’s focus.

“Whatever the outcome, it will not affect the party’s momentum. We will continue to work hard for the party,” he said.