On September 21, the once-dominant United Malays National Organization formalized what had been an unofficial marriage of convenience since before the disastrous – for UMNO – 2018 national election, a political cooperation pact with the fundamentalist rural Parti Islam se-Malaysia, or PAS.
Malaysia’s UMNO Hatches a Controversial Alliance
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Malaysia’s UMNO Hatches a Controversial Alliance
On September 21, the once-dominant United Malays National Organization formalized what had been an unofficial marriage of convenience since before the disastrous – for UMNO – 2018 national election, a political cooperation pact with the fundamentalist rural Parti Islam se-Malaysia, or PAS.