Pas Leader Offers Cooperation Chain To Link Up Umno And Bersatu

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MALACCA POLLS | A senior PAS leader today offered an explanation of the party's stand regarding its Muafakat Nasional relationship with Umno.
Nasrudin Hassan, who is a PAS central leadership member, also gave insight into their strategy of using the Perikatan Nasional (PN) logo for the upcoming Malacca state election.
He said Muafakat Nasional still exists as it always has, but PAS is now a part of the Bersatu-led PN coalition.
According to him, Muafakat Nasional is a pact between PAS and Umno to "protect the unity of Muslims" and to ensure the people do not break apart in facing current challenges.
"PAS' decision yesterday to use the PN logo in the Malacca state election did not deny nor break the ties that had been forged in Muafakat Nasional.
"Instead, using the PN logo in this upcoming state election is a political 'ijtihad' (decision) by PAS in facing Pakatan Harapan and part of a plan to ensure that Malacca does not fall into its hands," Nasrudin said on social media today.
PAS yesterday decided that they would go into the Malacca state election by contesting seats under the PN banner.
Allocating seats in harmony
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang had said the decision was passed by the party's central working committee.
The move showed that PAS rejected Umno's offer which was to go into the election together but contest using their respective logos.
The decision by PAS was also out of the ordinary as the party had never gone into an election using a logo other than theirs, except when the party joined BN in the 1970s.
Nasrudin said despite this decision by PAS, there can still be a straight fight with Harapan in the state election.
Using a hand-drawn diagram, the politician explained a concept which he said would link Umno and Bersatu.
It sees Umno contesting the election under the BN logo together with MIC and MCA, while PAS carries the PN logo with Bersatu.
Calling it a 'cooperation chain', Nasrudin said Muafakat Nasional would be the link to bring BN and PN on the same side.

"An electoral pact can be arranged by having the spirit of cooperation to ensure there won't be any three-cornered fight in the Malacca election.

"Seat allocation must be done wisely and in harmony between BN and PN, so that we can be a strong team to face Harapan," he said. - Mkini

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