Those “love to marry and then divorce” tend to be troublesome, says UMNO man
The Muafakat Nasional alliance between Umno and PAS was formalised in 2019 but collapsed after PAS formed Perikatan Nasional with Bersatu the following year. Bernama Picture "Umno must be careful of ‘repeat divorcee’ PAS.." An UMNO Supreme Council member has urged the party to be cautious about forming a new political alliance with PAS, which he described as a “repeat divorcee”, FMT reported yesterday. Rengit, Johor ADUN (assemblyman) Datuk Seri Dr Puad Zarkashi said those who “love to marry and then divorce” tend to be troublesome, referring to PAS’s recent decision to end its pact with Bersatu. “In politics, there are parties that easily ‘marry’ others but just as easily divorce them if their objectives aren’t achieved. UMNO must be careful,” the news portal quoted him as saying via Facebook. UMNO and PAS, the country’s largest Malay-Muslim parties, used to be allies under the Muafakat Nasional (MN) pact that was formalised in 2019, when Pakatan Harapan led the federal go...