Azmin Sabah Parties Cited As Reasons For Pn Launch Cancellation

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The launch of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and the logo it planned to use in the Sabah state election has been cancelled
A proposed schedule for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in Sabah this weekend originally scheduled the launch for 2pm today
However, this was not in the schedule released by the Prime Minister's Office to the media last night
Both Malay Mail and The Malaysian Insight cited sources as confirming the matter
This came after MIC pulled out of joining PN, while PAS also said that it was willing to use the BN logo in Sabah instead
According to the reports, two factors have become stumbling blocks to the launch today
One was tensions between Umno and Bersatu, especially in seat negotiations with the latter trying to accommodate Senior Minister Azmin Ali's faction
Azmin's faction was reportedly unable to reach a middle ground on cooperation
Meanwhile, the cancellation was also attributed to the fact that Sabah parties were still in talks to join PN
Previously BN secretary-general Annuar Musa was cited as saying the coalition would use the "scales" logo in the Sabah polls as that is what voters in the Borneo state were familiar with
PN was slated to have at least five members, namely Bersatu, PAS, MIC, and Sabah's Star and SAPP
However, MIC has pulled out of PN, again citing Azmin as a reason. "Specifically, MIC can't shake hands with Azmin. He always tries to control others. And abandons other friends in the PN pact," a source had told Malaysiakini. - Mkini

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