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Good riddance to the devil-evil-like Umno.
Umno, please do Malaysians a favour! Go join Taliban-like PAS
KUALA LUMPUR, July 22, 2024: Umno need not waste time talking about an election pact for the next general election (GE).
Just leave the Madani Unity Government (UG) and join PAS! That will save everyone’s time and money.
After all, Malaysians who cherish and love multiracial national unity and harmony do not have any trust on the double-triple-headed Umno snake.
Umno has been proven to be politically untrustworthy to multiracial Malaysians during its six decades of federal rule - and even now.
It continues with its divide and rule policies, supporting and defending the likes of racial and religious bigots like its youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh.
Malaysians would thank Umno with joy as that would make political alliances less complicated in Pakatan Harapan (PH) and the UG.
And, good luck and good riddance to Umno - with only 31% Malay support, lets see how Umno survives with PAS and Bersatu! It doesn't take the brain of a rocket scientist to figure out whether PAS and Bersatu will make way for Umno to contest all the seats it contested and lost in GE15.
Come GE16, PKR and Amanah will then have all the Umno seats to contest and wipe Umno out! While Malaysians will try to oust the Taliban-like PAS and the racist Perikatan Nasional (PN) led by the unpatriotic Muhyiddin “I Am Malay First” Yassin.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the unreliable-traitorous Umno in talks with PAS and a news analysis on Umno's dwindling support from the Malays:
Umno-PAS leaders met to discuss election pact for GE16, says Fadhli
-22 Jul 2024, 10:40 AM
But the PAS information chief says such an alliance is only talk for now.
PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said ‘informal’ meetings have been held between the Islamic party and Barisan Nasional lynchpin Umno.
PETALING JAYA: Umno leaders have met with PAS on several occasions to discuss an alliance for the next general election, the Islamic party’s information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari claims.
He said the meetings were informal and involved the top leaderships of both parties, Utusan Malaysia reported.
Fadhli also claimed that an Umno leader whom he did not name had said that he was in a dilemma as he was working with the unity government. He said the Umno leader had described this as being to the party’s detriment.
In one of the meetings, they expressed hope that Umno would go back to working with PAS, but they were too afraid to go against their president’s decision, Fadhli was quoted as saying, referring to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
They also hope that the Umno president will have a change of heart as the vision he is pushing for is not shared by the grassroots. This is what they (the grassroots) tell me.
Fadhli added however that the idea of an alliance between PAS and Umno was only talk at this point.
Barisan Nasional (BN), Umno’s umbrella coalition, has yet to make an official decision on an alliance for GE16. However, Zahid who is BN chairman has repeatedly said that the coalition will continue its present cooperation with Pakatan Harapan (PH) at the next nationwide polls.
Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan meanwhile has said that BN could go solo once Umno has regained its strength.
And Umno Supreme Council member Jalaluddin Alias was reported as saying that while cooperation between BN and PH is smooth at the federal level, the same cannot be said at the state levels.
Fadhli said that based on what the Umno leader had shared with him, he was confident that others had realised the Malays’ rejection of the BN-PH alliance and were now afraid that it would lose the next election.
They don’t regret the cooperation with PH, but they feel they are in a tight spot as Umno is keeping PH in power.
He also said that his party had no issues with Zahid and would be willing to work with him if he wanted to join forces with PAS.
It’s not that we don’t like him, we are just not too fond of his attitude. But if he says he wants to work with PAS, we can talk, he said, expressing confidence that Umno would win more seats with PAS than through a continued alliance with PH.
Only 31% Of Malays Is Supporting UMNO Now
20 July, 2024
Two political analysts agree that Umno can no longer rely on its leading role in securing independence for the country as the basis for expecting continued support from Malay voters.
Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani said the Barisan Nasional (BN) lynchpin has progressively lost support since the 13th general election (GE13) in 2013 as the Malays pivoted away from party loyalty to select candidates capable of addressing local issues effectively.
On the surface, religion may seem important for Malay voters, but what truly matters to them are economic opportunities, the cost of living, education, and a chance for a better life,
Asrul was referencing former Umno treasurer Salleh Said Keruak’s rhetorical call for the party to choose between two existing narratives if it wants to regain the support of Malay voters at the next general election.
One narrative posits that the Malays were indebted to Umno for its role in securing independence from the British in 1957, as well as for the special assistance the community had received over the years.
The second narrative was that Umno was indebted to the Malays for giving it a chance to administer the country for over 60 years.
Meanwhile, Azmi Hassan, from the National Council of Professors, said Umno can no longer expect the indebtedness of the Malay community to automatically translate into votes for the party.
He said Umno has historically relied on its role in securing independence and Malaysia’s development at national and regional level to attract Malay voters. However, he said, this strategy is no longer effective.
Azmi drew a parallel with the African National Congress (ANC), a South African political party once revered for its decades-long anti-apartheid struggle dating back to its formation in 1912.
In 1994, ANC leader Nelson Mandela became the nation’s first democratically elected president. The party went on to dominate South African politics until it lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in May this year.
“Umno has adopted a similar narrative, urging voters to see what it has done for Malaysia and how it fought for the country’s independence. After 60 years in office, it doesn’t work anymore,” Azmi said.
He said Umno should consider adopting the
“humbler” second narrative which will allow the party to stand out against rivals Bersatu and PAS.
“Umno leaders cannot accuse the Malays of having forgotten their services to the country decades ago,” he said.
He said the party should focus on what it can offer voters in future elections and not dwell on past glories.
“When Salleh said Umno should adopt the ‘right attitude’, he meant the party should talk about what it can do for the country and the people, especially the Malay community,” Azmi said.
Rebuild from the ground up
Asrul said that to restore voter confidence, Umno must undergo a rebuild from the ground up. He said the party must listen to concerns raised by the grassroots and conduct door-to-door campaigns to reconnect with disillusioned party members.
“Most importantly, Umno needs to get rid of the stigma of corruption, which includes dispelling the public’s perception that its leaders are corrupt and eradicating any traces of corruption within the party,” he said.
The 15th general election (GE15) in 2022 marked Umno’s nadir, securing only 27 seats and 31% of the popular vote.
Its dismal performance continued at the six state elections last August, where it clinched a mere 19 seats out of 108 contested.
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