Analyst tells Umno: Umno-PAS combo insufficient to reclaim Putrajaya

Political pundits do not share Umno's confidence that the combo of Umno-PAS alone can reclaim Putrajaya as the Malay-based parties need to cooperate with other parties to attract the support in mixed constituencies.

For one, Ilham Centre Research fellow Hamidin Abd Hamid argued that the acceptance of an Umno-PAS combo by voters in Sabah and Sarawak would remain a question mark.

"If only Umno and PAS are in-charge of the cooperation, they will not be able to control Parliament as they desire...