Umno needs to cooperate with PAS to rise again, says Nik Abduh

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PETALING JAYA: A PAS leader says Umno needs to work with PAS as coalition partners if it is to rise again after its loss in the 15th general election.

Stating that Umno “must return to Islam”, Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz said Umno’s loss in the 2018 general election was a “disaster” which should have put it on the “path to repentance”.

“When you repent and want to improve yourself, you need to be with a good friend. The patient must be with the doctor,” the PAS central working committee member said in a Facebook post today.

“Therefore, Umno must be with PAS. This is because PAS is ahead of other parties in its commitment to Islam.

“Umno is still (comprising) two groups. Whichever group will lead later, I invite them to join PAS in building the country.”

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Little traction seen for PAS leader’s call for Umno to work with it

PETALING JAYA: Two academics have voiced their doubt that a PAS invitation to Umno to work with it at rebuilding the country will carry much weight with Umno leaders.

Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said he believed Umno leaders would feel that emulating PAS would lead their party to a path unsuitable for Malaysia.

James Chin of the University of Tasmania said Umno would not look at cooperation with PAS until after the elections in six states, which must be called by September.

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