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Perikatan hopes for post-election deal with Umno

Our quarrel is with Pakatan Harapan, says coalition leader Datuk Idris Ahmad

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 10 Jul 2023 7:00AM

Perikatan hopes for post-election deal with Umno
Perikatan Nasional has no quarrel with Umno and hopes to re-establish a political partnership in future general elections. PAS vice-president Datuk Idris Ahmad says its beef is, and always has been, with Pakatan Harapan. – SYEDA IMRAN/The Vibes file pic, July 10, 2023

by Terence Fernandez

SEREMBAN – Perikatan Nasional has no quarrel with Umno and hopes to re-establish a political partnership in future general elections.

PAS vice-president Datuk Idris Ahmad said its beef is, and always has been, with Pakatan Harapan (PH).

“Umno is not dangerous. Our enemy is PH, not Umno,” he told an audience of 6,000 at the launch of PN’s state election machinery for Negri Sembilan in Sikamat near here last night.

“We are confident of bringing Umno into the fold in post-election negotiations.

“Umno now is on the verge of ruin, no thanks to it having (Datuk Seri) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as its president,” he added.

Datuk Idris Ahmad says the seat negotiations for the 15th general election between Bersatu and Umno were fair, but Umno felt it could win more seats. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes pic, July 10, 2023
Datuk Idris Ahmad says the seat negotiations for the 15th general election between Bersatu and Umno were fair, but Umno felt it could win more seats. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes pic, July 10, 2023

Idris said Umno unfairly blames Bersatu for its loss in the last general election (GE15).

“But if they had done a deal with us, we would have saved them from being in the opposition and included them in the subsequent government that will be formed.”

He said the seat negotiations for GE15 between Bersatu and Umno were fair, but Umno felt it could win more seats.

This led to the collapse of the Muafakat Nasional alliance.

“Unfortunately, after the elections, they chose DAP. They didn’t come to us,” Idris said. – The Vibes, July 10, 2023

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