Umno, PAS in informal talks to avoid straight fights in Melaka

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PETALING JAYA: Faced with the prospect of splitting the Malay votes and losing seats to Pakatan Harapan (PH), Umno and PAS are now in unofficial talks over seat distribution in the Melaka state election – although Umno has said it does not want to work with the Islamist party.

A source in the know said they are looking at an informal pact on seat distribution with the two parties not squaring off against each other for Malay seats.

“If PAS and Umno contest against each other, it will split votes and benefit PH.

“We are not keen to have an official pact with PAS as Umno has to go solo under the Barisan Nasional (BN) banner to test the waters before the general election.

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