KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional will take a wait-and-see approach before deciding whether it intends to team up with other parties to help form the next Melaka government, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

       "I'm non-committal. I want to see the results of the election first and then strategise the party's path after that," said Muhyiddin.

       "I am not saying Perikatan will team up with other parties, nor am I saying that it will not. Don't misconstrue this," he added on Wednesday (Nov 17).

       The Perikatan chairman said that it cannot be avoided if the results end up with no party having a majority of seats.

       "The Melaka people know that this is a state election, and this will decide who their new government will be. This is unlike a by-election where only one representative is elected," said Muhyiddin.

       "But what can you do if the seats are won by a mixture of parties? I guess that is a question to be answered only after the election," he added.

       Muhyiddin said for now, Perikatan is focusing on its final push in the Melaka election campaign period before going to the polls on Nov 20.

       "More importantly, we need to keep going. In the end, it is the voters who decide which of the competing parties they prefer to govern them. Of course, for me, I hope they choose Perikatan," said Muhyiddin.

       The National Recovery Council chairman was speaking to reporters after chairing a roundtable meeting with the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce here.