10-06-2021, 06:19 PM
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The 2021 Melaka state election is set to become the first battleground where both Umno and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia will face off with one another in the polls since the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government in February last year.
Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was quoted saying his party will not ally with Bersatu in the upcoming state elections after Melaka Governor Tun Mohd Ali Rustam consented to the dissolution of the state assembly yesterday.
“I am sorry, no way,” Ahmad Zahid was quoted as saying by Malaysiakini in a brief text message when asked on Umno’s stance and if the existing cooperation between both parties in the government would continue at the polls.
Ahmad Zahid also agreed that the Melaka state election will be an acid test for Umno to prove that it need not Bersatu to win an election.
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