{
  "id": 9578259,
  "title": "Gesaan kerjasama PH-BN oleh Rashidi bukan pendirian Umno P Pinang, kata ketua Pemuda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/gesaan-kerjasama-ph-bn-oleh-rashidi-bukan-pendirian-umno-p-pinang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T14:47:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/24/gesaan-kerjasama-ph-bn-oleh-rashidi-bukan-pendirian-umno-p-pinang-kata-ketua-pemuda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pemuda Umno Pulau Pinang Hilmi Elias stressed that his statement regarding the need to strengthen cooperation between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) does not represent the official decision of Umno Pulau Pinang, but rather a personal opinion, according to the source. The Ketua Pemuda emphasized that this does not mean Umno Pulau Pinang is in favor of cooperation. He clarified that Umno Pulau Pinang has not held any meetings or made a formal decision on its political cooperation stance. Pulau Pinang has been governed by PH and BN since the 2023 PRN, following the alliance's victory of 29 out of 40 seats compared to 11 seats won by Perikatan Nasional (PN). Umno only holds two ADUN positions, with Rashidi serving as the sole representative of the party in the Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri (exco). The statement follows allegations by PAS Pulau Pinang's Head of Media Fawwaz Jan that Rashidi prioritizes his position in the government over national unity. Fawwaz questioned why Rashidi continues to support the PH-DAP government when the focus should be on national unity, not just for Malays in Pulau Pinang but across the country. He also doubted why Umno Pulau Pinang's leaders continue to support the PH-DAP government instead of collaborating with PN to strengthen the state's populace. Rashidi previously urged for the continuation of cooperation between BN and PH in Pulau Pinang, stating that collaboration has proven to build and benefit the state. The exco member responsible for infrastructure development, agrotechnology, food security, and business, however, did not rule out the possibility of holding discussions with PAS or PN, although he firmly stated that such meetings do not mean Umno has decided to cooperate with them. Hilmi reiterated that his principle is simple: the political dialogue door should not be closed to anyone. However, talking does not mean we have made a decision to cooperate.",
  "summary": "Hilmi Elias berkata, parti itu belum bermesyuarat atau buat keputusan rasmi mengenai hala tuju kerjasama politik.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}