Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has again urged PAS to cut ties with Perikatan Nasional (PN) if it wishes to work with his party.
Zahid (above) said Umno has set a deadline for PAS to decide, and the latter is aware of the conditions that the party has set.
However, Zahid did not elaborate on the deadline.
“The supreme council decision is to ascertain whether PAS really wants to be with us (Umno) after fulfilling the conditions that we have set.
“(Therefore, PAS needs to cut ties) as soon as possible and they know the deadline that has been given to them,” he said.
He was speaking at a press conference today after a special meeting between him, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, and Umno divisional leaders at Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre today.
Umno has previously set three pre-conditions for PAS before any further negotiations on cooperation between the two parties in the 15th general election.
They require PAS to leave PN, cut ties with Bersatu, and publicly declare that it has mufaraqah (leave a congregation) from Bersatu and PN.
Meanwhile, Zahid said if PAS decides to side with Umno, it may use its own logo in the coming election.
“If they want to be Umno and BN, they are free to use their own party logo, but we can have the tolerance to reach an understanding for facing the election,” he said.
Meanwhile, Zahid said Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) has agreed to support all Umno-BN candidates in the next election.
“We really appreciate this and hope it can be realised when the time comes,” he said.
The current Sabah government is supported by GRS and BN assemblypersons.
GRS is led by Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and comprises Bersatu, PBS, SAPP, Star, and Usno.
On another matter, Zahid said BN has also received applications from other parties to join the coalition.
These applications will be decided by the BN supreme council, he said. - Mkini
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