MELAKA: Umno is determined to realise its long-delayed cooperation with Pas in the Melaka state election, said party vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
Khaled said the election as a testing ground for a new political formula ahead of the next general election.
"This should have happened a long time ago, but it did not materialise five years ago. This time, we must ensure that the cooperation takes place," he said.
He said the cooperation was not merely aimed at securing victory for Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Rais Yasin in the Sungai Udang state seat, but also at uniting the Malay community.
