Convenience Drives Bersatu's Muafakat Union

Ibrahim Suffian, Program Director, Merdeka Center

17-Aug-20 08:45

Convenience Drives Bersatu's Muafakat Union

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With the weekend announcement that Bersatu has agreed to join the UMNO/PAS alliance Muafakat Nasional, observers are asking what this means for Bersatu's position on the political landscape, especially with ex-PM and Bersatu founder Tun Dr Mahathir's formation of a new party named 'Pejuang'.

Ibrahim Suffian, Program Director, Merdeka Center, analyses.

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Social Issues, Investments

Tags: Bersatu, UMNO/PAS, Muafakat Nasional, politics, Pejuang, Mahathir,

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