{
  "id": 6916557,
  "title": "Zahid says door for Umno-PAS cooperation ‘wide open’, eyes million-strong unity rally ahead of GE16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/zahid-says-door-for-umno-pas-cooperation-wide-open-eyes-million",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T11:58:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/12/zahid-says-door-for-umno-pas-cooperation-wide-open-eyes-million-strong-unity-rally-ahead-of-ge16/234985"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has expressed optimism about the potential for cooperation between Malaysia's two largest Malay-based parties, Umno and PAS, ahead of the 2016 general election. The presence of PAS leaders at this year's Umno general assembly, led by PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan, demonstrates that the room for friendship between the two parties is wide open, according to Zahid. He stated, \"God willing, we will be open for a tahaluf siyasi with them,\" which translates to a political understanding. In response, Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has been instructed to collaborate with his PAS counterparts and mobilize over a million Malay-Muslims for a massive unity rally dubbed \"Himpunan Perpaduan Ummah.\" This cooperation, similar to the short-lived Muafakat Nasional alliance in 2018, aims to replicate the power-sharing arrangement between Umno and PAS in Negeri Sembilan ahead of the 2016 general election.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The presence of PAS leaders at this year’s Umno general assembly signals the potenti...",
  "key_points": [
    "Umno president Zahid optimistic about cooperation with PAS.",
    "PAS leaders attended Umno assembly, signaling open door for political understanding.",
    "Unity rally planned for Himpunan Perpaduan Ummah with million Malay-Muslims participation."
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Zahid says door for Umno-PAS cooperation ‘wide open’, eyes million-strong unity rally ahead of GE16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/zahid-says-door-for-umno-pas-cooperation-wide-open-eyes-million-6917271",
        "published": "2026-09-12T11:58:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Umno-PAS plan million-strong Muslim unity rally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/umno-pas-plan-million-strong-muslim-unity-rally",
        "published": "2026-09-12T12:28:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}