Umno has endorsed political cooperation with PAS and its allies in Perikatan Nasional (PN) for the upcoming Malacca state election, formalising an arrangement that will see BN and PN contesting the polls on separate but coordinated fronts.

Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the party’s supreme council, which met last night, had agreed to the cooperation and directed all party leaders and members to provide their full assistance and firm support to PN candidates.

The arrangement will also see BN and PN jointly launch an election manifesto, which Asyraf said would focus on delivering the best possible service to the people and continuing the previous state government’s development agenda.