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PKR vice-president Amirudin Shari has questioned whether a renewed alliance between Umno and PAS will succeed, pointing to their previous unsuccessful partnerships and raising doubts about sustainability.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke is mounting an aggressive campaign in Chennah, Negri Sembilan's largest state seat, where he needs overwhelming Chinese support to counter the Umno-PAS electoral pact gaining traction among Malay voters.
Umno and PAS are exploring renewed partnership despite fractured history, according to senior party figures. The move reflects both coalitions' immediate political objectives, including Zahid's prime ministerial aspirations.
Despite Barisan Nasional's commanding Johor election victory, political analysts contend that a formal Umno-Pas alliance for the upcoming Negri Sembilan state polls remains unlikely, signalling continued strategic divergence between the two Islamist-leaning parties.