We always knew PAS-Bersatu pact wouldn’t last, says Zahid

We always knew PAS-Bersatu pact wouldn’t last, says Zahid

PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says his party had anticipated PAS’s move to end political cooperation with Bersatu as their partnership was not “rooted in sincerity”.

Speaking to reporters in Putrajaya today, Zahid said the development was a lesson that all political collaborations must be based on mutual trust and commitment.

“We already expected this to happen. All collaborations must be rooted in sincerity,” he was reported as saying by Berita Harian.

“Collaborations must not only be based on political considerations but should also be viewed in terms of nation-building and national unity,” he added after attending a community development department programme.

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang announced last night that the party’s central committee had decided to end its political cooperation with Bersatu after reviewing their alliance.

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Hadi said PAS would instead form a new political pact to face the upcoming state elections and the next general election, with the goal of “uniting the ummah”.

Last Friday, Hadi confirmed that PAS and Umno leaders had met in Kuala Lumpur, but described it as a routine meeting in which he was not personally involved.

The meeting came days after PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man called for PAS and Umno to work together in the Johor state election, saying it was the right time to revive their now-defunct Muafakat Nasional (MN) alliance.

The MN alliance between Umno and PAS was formalised in 2019 when Pakatan Harapan led the federal government. The pact collapsed after PAS formed Perikatan Nasional with Bersatu the following year.