Umno and Bersatu to part ways for coming Malaysian general election

Umno president Zahid Hamidi had written on Feb 26 to Tan Sri Muhyiddin that their pact will end as soon as Parliament is dissolved. PHOTOS: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK, REUTERS
Umno president Zahid Hamidi had written on Feb 26 to Tan Sri Muhyiddin that their pact will end as soon as Parliament is dissolved. PHOTO: MEDIA UMNO
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KUALA LUMPUR - The largest party in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's government has told him that it will not ally itself with his Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia at a general election expected soon after Malaysia's state of emergency ends in August.

Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had written on Feb 26 to Tan Sri Muhyiddin that their pact will end as soon as Parliament is dissolved.

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