00:00Parti Wawasan Negara is a rebrand of Penang-based Parti Cinta Malaysia,
00:06a move agreed on several months ago and carried out without money-changing hands.
00:11PCM co-founder Huan Chengguan said Hamzah Zainuddin's takeover of the party
00:17was unanimously endorsed by the party's senior leadership.
00:21Huan explained that the rebrand was needed given PCM's failure to gain traction
00:27despite its 16-year existence.
00:30He said the transformation has already elevated the party's standing,
00:36with six MPs joining the party.
00:39Thirteen other parliamentarians currently suspended by Bersatu
00:43are also expected to join the party, together with five assemblymen.
00:48As part of the transformation process, Huan now serves as a Wawasan Vice President.
00:55He said all PCM members will eventually be absorbed into Wawasan's state and division-level structures,
01:02with priority given to accommodating members with parliamentary and state leadership.
01:08The party held its extraordinary general meeting on Saturday.
01:11Wawasan's new central leadership sees Hamzah, the current opposition leader, take over as president.
01:19It also included SAKT Bersatu members,
01:22Wan Saiful Wanjan, Saifuldin Abdullah,
01:24and Wan Ahmad Faizal, Wan Ahmad Kamal.
01:28Veteran politician Rais Yatim has been named chairman.
01:31Ritaka Chowdhury, FMT.
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