PAS closes door on Bersatu reconciliation ahead of Melaka polls
PARTI Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) has effectively closed the door on reconciliation with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) after the party contested against Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the recent Negeri Sembilan state election and signalled its wil...
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has firmly ruled out any chance of mending ties with Bersatu, even though both parties are still part of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Hadi cited Bersatu's decision to run independently in the August 1 Negeri Sembilan state election and its plans to ally with Pakatan Harapan (PH) during the upcoming Melaka state polls as reasons for his decision.
"In principle, (Bersatu) fought us in the Negeri Sembilan polls, and now, they want to be with PH," Hadi was quoted as saying by Utusan Malaysia.
Tensions between PAS and Bersatu had been escalating towards the end of last year, leading to PAS suspending their political cooperation with the party in June. Bersatu's president, Muhyiddin Yassin, subsequently accused PAS, which now leads PN, of steering the opposition coalition in the wrong direction and making it toxic. During the Negeri Sembilan polls, Bersatu contested under its own banner and suffered significant losses, while PN, which emerged victorious with seven seats, formed the state government in partnership with Barisan Nasional.
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