{
  "id": 13396979,
  "title": "Kerjasama dengan PH di Selangor bukan ‘kecenderungan lama’, Hilman sangkal Kiandee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/kerjasama-dengan-ph-di-selangor-bukan-kecenderungan-lama-hilman-13396979",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T10:30:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/10/kerjasama-dengan-ph-di-selangor-bukan-kecenderungan-lama-hilman-sangkal-kiandee"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bersatu Youth Leader Hilman Idham has dismissed claims that the proposed collaboration with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in Selangor reveals a long-standing political tendency. The Gombak Setia MP explained that the party had already signed agreements with Barisan Nasional (BN) in Pahang before initiating talks with PH in Selangor. He emphasized that the arrangement did not indicate any long-standing tendencies, responding to former Bersatu leader Ronald Kiandee's assertion that the party has long sought to maintain ties with PH. Kiandee reportedly claimed that such cooperation might have been planned for decades, with former PKR leaders like Azmin Ali, Hilman Idham, and Dr Afif Bahadin playing a role in the effort. Hilman reiterated that Bersatu sets strict conditions against collaborating with any party that agrees to form a coalition with PH. The party is willing to discuss with either PH or BN only if they refuse to cooperate with PH. As of now, PH has also sent representatives for dialogue with PH and BN, but Bersatu will only accept such discussions after they agree to reject dialogue with PH, Hilman added. Meanwhile, Bersatu's MPT chairman Dr Afif Baharin also refuted Kiandee's claim of planning to bypass the party's principles. Kiandee allegedly jumped from BN to Bersatu after the 2018 coalition failure and reportedly drafted efforts to have the National Religion Party (PN) cooperate with Umno President Zahid Hamidi. Bersatu now stands apart from PN's contentious leadership, according to Hilman.",
  "summary": "Ketua Pemuda Bersatu berkata, parti itu sebelum ini malah meterai kerjasama dengan BN di Pahang.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "S’gor Bersatu’s PH pact exposes leaders’ long-held leanings, says Kiandee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/sgor-bersatus-ph-pact-exposes-leaders-long-held-leanings-says-kiandee",
        "published": "2026-10-10T00:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}