Any Pact With PH And DAP Must Be Guided By Principles, Says Bersatu Leader

Bersatu Supreme Council member Dr Afif Bahardin says any potential cooperation with DAP must be based on common ground without compromising the party’s core principles.

The Rakyat Post Ikhwan Zulkaflee · News & blogs · 5 hr ago

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Fast forward to today, rumours are swirling that Bersatu could be forming an electoral pact with PH to contest the upcoming Melaka state election following its fallout with Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Afif, who is also the Taman Medan assemblyman, said Bersatu’s seats and those held by DAP would generally not directly clash, making electoral cooperation theoretically possible.
Afif said Bersatu’s appeal was built around its anti-corruption stance, integrity and its record of championing issues affecting ordinary Malaysians.

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Any potential cooperation between Bersatu together with Pakatan Harapan (PH) consisting of DAP must be guided by political principles and areas of common ground, rather than simply being driven by electoral considerations, said Bersatu Supreme Council member Dr Afif Bahardin.

Afif acknowledged that there were fundamental policy differences between the two parties but said political cooperation ultimately required parties to identify issues on which they could work together.

“From the policy perspective, there are views in DAP that we do not agree with. I believe DAP also has views that it does not agree with in Bersatu.

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Published: October 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM UTC
By: Ikhwan Zulkaflee
Section: Malaysia
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