PAS tells BN to choose between Perikatan and Pakatan in Melaka

PAS tells BN to choose between Perikatan and Pakatan in Melaka



PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang speaks during a press conference after the opening of the 70th PAS Annual Congress at the Al-Makmur Complex in Temerloh on September 14, 2024. — Bernama pic


Summary

• PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang stated that Perikatan Nasional (PN) is ready to sever ties with Barisan Nasional (BN) if BN considers an alliance with Pakatan Harapan for the Melaka state election.
• Discussions with BN on election cooperation are ongoing, with most BN leaders favoring continued partnership with PN.
• Hadi highlighted that PN has developed strategies to unify the Malay-Muslim political bloc and is engaging with non-extreme non-Muslim parties.
• He also noted that the Melaka state election's negotiation process is expected to be more straightforward compared to the Johor election, due to positive grassroots feedback and a favorable national political climate.

By Malay Mail
First Published: Friday, 21 Aug 2026 5:17 PM MYT
Last Modified: Friday, 21 Aug 2026 7:26 PM MYT


MARANG, Aug 21 — PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang said Perikatan Nasional is fully prepared to walk away from Barisan Nasional (BN) should its partner flirt with an alliance with Pakatan Harapan (PH) for the Melaka state election.

Hadi said that while the PN coalition remains confident in its ability to deploy a range of tactical alternatives, high-level discussions regarding cooperation with BN for the Melaka polls remain ongoing, NST reported.


Hadi noted that no final decision has been reached, though he suggested that a significant portion of the BN leadership is inclined toward maintaining its partnership with PN.


“We have been informed that the BN leadership remains divided and hesitant, even though the majority of the party’s leaders agree that cooperation with PN should continue,” he said following his Dhuha lecture at Masjid Rusila today.


The PAS president claimed that PN and his party have developed several strategies to consolidate the Malay-Muslim political bloc, alongside plans for engagement with non-extreme non-Muslim parties.


“Felda is confident that the negotiation process and the formation of political cooperation ahead of the Melaka state election will be easier compared with the situation during the Johor state election on July 11,” he remarked, noting that the confidence stems from positive grassroots feedback and the shifting national political landscape.

Hadi further observed that the complexities faced during the Johor state election appear to have subsided, making the path toward a Melaka alliance more straightforward.


“The situation in the Johor state election was more complicated, but the path and conditions in Melaka are easier,” he said.