Najib does not discount possibility of Umno teaming up with rivals for GE15
Monday, 22 Feb 2021 10:47 PM MYTDatuk Seri Najib Razak said that any decision made must have the collective mandate of not just Umno leaders but the party’s grassroots members as well. — Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Former Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak indicated tonight that his party may cooperate with its political adversaries for the next general election, citing political dynamics.
Najib cited the example of his political nemeses, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who set aside their own differences to go ensure the Pakatan Harapan coalition would go toe to toe against the Umno-led Barisan Nasional coalition in the 2018 general election and won. He added that anything can happen when it comes to politics. However, he stopped short of naming the parties which he thought cooperation is possible.
Some DAP leaders on the other hand, have shown their willingness to work with Umno politically if it will enable a stable government, after two states — Perak and Johor — were rocked by leadership crises late last year.