Bersatu takes note of Umno’s plan to sever ties for GE15

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Bersatu takes note of Umno’s plan to sever ties for GE15, will raise it with Perikatan partners

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) acknowledged today the Umno supreme council’s decision that their current political cooperation will only last this term.

Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said his party’s supreme council will discuss the matter later today, and raise it with its other partners in the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

“In the matter, the political bureau took note of the Umno supreme council’s decision, that is no cooperation with Bersatu in the 15th General Election (GE15) and existing cooperation within the Perikatan Nasional government could be maintained up until the dissolution of Parliament.

“Following that, the political bureau has taken a decision that Bersatu’s stance will be decided during the Bersatu supreme council meeting this evening and the aforementioned stance will also be discussed in the upcoming Perikatan Nasional supreme council meeting with other component parties that is PAS, STAR, SAPP and Gerakan,” Hamzah said in a statement.

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