MARANG, Aug 21 — PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang said Perikatan Nasional is fully prepared to walk away from Barisan Nasional (BN) should its partner flirt with an alliance with Pakatan Harapan (PH) for the Melaka state election.
Hadi said that while the PN coalition remains confident in its ability to deploy a range of tactical alternatives, high-level discussions regarding cooperation with BN for the Melaka polls remain ongoing, NST reported.
Hadi noted that no final decision has been reached, though he suggested that a significant portion of the BN leadership is inclined toward maintaining its partnership with PN.
“We have been informed that the BN leadership remains divided and hesitant, even though the majority of the party’s leaders agree that cooperation with PN should continue,” he said following his Dhuha lecture at Masjid Rusila today.
The PAS president claimed that PN and his party have developed several strategies to consolidate the Malay-Muslim political bloc, alongside plans for engagement with non-extreme non-Muslim parties.
“Felda is confident that the negotiation process and the formation of political cooperation ahead of the Melaka state election will be easier compared with the situation during the Johor state election on July 11,” he remarked, noting that the confidence stems from positive grassroots feedback and the shifting national political landscape.
Hadi further observed that the complexities faced during the Johor state election appear to have subsided, making the path toward a Melaka alliance more straightforward.
“The situation in the Johor state election was more complicated, but the path and conditions in Melaka are easier,” he said.
