PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has said his party will not work with Pakatan Harapan, calling the Islamist party’s time in Pakatan Rakyat “enough”.

Pakatan Rakyat was the precursor to Pakatan Harapan and dissolved in 2015, following a bitter row between PAS and DAP.

PAS then forged its own path, while PKR and DAP formed Pakatan Harapan with PAS splinter party Amanah. It was later joined by Bersatu and Upko.

“PAS will not work with PH. The time with Pakatan Rakyat was enough. It will not happen again,” the Marang MP said today.

Hadi said PAS will work with Perikatan Nasional and Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

“We will work to strengthen this co-operation until the next general election,” he said, giving his views on working with the PH under the big tent concept.

Previously, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu said the approach will not include merger or co-operation with parties in the government.

According to Mohamad, PH will not work with “traitors” who have clearly betrayed the trust and mandate of the people.

“Amanah would like to reiterate that the ‘big tent’ is a matter of unification and co-operation of opposition parties to face the next general election,” he had said.

He was responding to PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli who had said PH should not be seeking out a “new tent” when the going gets tough, following DAP and Amanah’s push for a big tent approach to scoop up other opposition parties into a wider opposition coalition. – April 22, 2022.