It is natural for DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang to be the next prime minister or decide the next premier candidate if Pakatan Harapan wins in the coming general election.

This is because DAP has the largest number of parliamentary seats in the opposition coalition, said Umno minister Salleh Said Keruak in his blog today.

He rebutted Lim's assertion on Oct 8 that he never had ambitions to become prime minister of the country - and he does not expect to see a non-Malay prime minister in this century.

"He cannot hide the fact that he is the de facto DAP leader and that DAP, with the largest number of seats, calls the shots in Harapan," said the Umno treasurer...