Where’s BN-PN’s ‘Malay unity’ rhetoric for Melaka, mocks Puad
Ex-Umno leader calls out BN and PN's change in tone over their 'greed' for more seats in the Melaka state election.
Former Umno leader Puad Zarkashi has lambasted Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) for their lack of genuine concern for "Malay-Muslim unity" amid recent state elections. The BN and PN coalitions are currently entrenched in negotiations for seat allocations in the upcoming Melaka polls, with BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirming BN's intention to defend all 21 seats they won in the November 2021 state polls.
Puad criticized the rhetoric of unity as mere political deceit, noting that PAS had acknowledged a different model of cooperation in Melaka compared to Johor and Negeri Sembilan. He questioned the sincerity of BN and PN in forming an alliance, given their failure to establish a true partnership. However, BN and PN did enter into a pact for the Negeri Sembilan polls on August 1, which resulted in BN securing 18 seats and PN gaining seven, giving the alliance a two-thirds majority in the state assembly.
Wawasan, a PN component, proposed a give-and-take approach in seat negotiations, while PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang suggested that preliminary talks on seat allocations were still ongoing.
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