Johor Melaka Polls Show Umno Is Okay Without Pas Says Ahmad Maslan

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Ahmad Maslan said the huge victories in the two states should be used as a benchmark to give Barisan Nasional the impetus to repeat the performance in GE15.PONTIAN: Umno is confident of doing well in the next general election (GE15) without PAS by its side as shown in the Johor and Melaka state polls, its secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said.
Ahmad said the huge victories in the two states should be used as a benchmark to give Barisan Nasional (BN) the impetus to repeat the performance in GE15.
He said Umno had been preparing to face GE15 without PAS by its side since after the two state elections.
“I’m not bragging, but I don’t want the machinery to be disheartened that the Muafakat Nasional (MN) alliance with PAS is not happening in GE15.
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“We won 21 out of 28 seats in Melaka and 40 out of 56 seats in Johor without having to be known as MN,” he told reporters after officiating the Pontian Umno division meeting here today.
He said the BN and Umno machinery should not be dispirited, adding that they should continue with all the work that has been done so far.
Meanwhile, Johor BN general election director Hasni Mohammad said Umno also believed in the unification of the ummah to ensure the country’s stability and prosperity, as was being pursued by PAS.
He did not rule out the possibility of continuing discussions with PAS after GE15.
Both Ahmad and Hasni were asked to comment on PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s statement that PAS had no intention of antagonising BN after deciding to be with Perikatan Nasional in GE15.
Hadi said uncertainty was still plaguing BN regarding several matters, including corruption issues that have not been resolved. - FMT

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