ELECTION campaigns are often won as much through perception as policy, and Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming has wasted little time exploiting what he portrays as confusion within PN.
In a post on X, Nga shared two screenshots that appear to contradict each other. One headline reported PAS ending its political cooperation with Bersatu, while the other showed PAS and Bersatu campaigning together under the PN banner in the Johor state election.
His accompanying message was blunt: PN is in disarray. Whether that amounts to political hypocrisy, however, depends largely on perspective.
From Pakatan Harapan’s standpoint, the contrasting headlines reinforce a narrative that the opposition lacks consistency.
If PAS has indeed severed political ties with Bersatu, voters may reasonably ask why both parties are still sharing the same coalition logo and appearing on the same campaign trail in Johor.
PN Kucar Kacir. #KitaPerpaduan#UndiHarapan pic.twitter.com/KoZxHuk7nB
— Nga Kor Ming (@NgaKorMing) June 25, 2026
The optics are certainly awkward. Political messaging relies heavily on clarity. Announcing the end of cooperation while simultaneously campaigning together risks creating uncertainty among supporters and undecided voters alike.
Yet PAS could argue there is an important distinction between terminating a broader political partnership and maintaining limited electoral cooperation.
Recent statements by party leaders indicate that PAS and Bersatu are conducting separate campaigns and mobilising their own election machinery despite remaining under the PN banner for the Johor polls. In other words, the alliance may have evolved rather than disappeared altogether.
That nuance, however, is unlikely to be conveyed in a simple social media graphic.
Netizen @AbdulRahimWahab, somehow, managed to summarise it according to his understanding.
Then there are those attacking DAP too.
“The only thing that is real is when people vote for UMNO, they get DAP. If they vote for DAP, they get UMNO,” said @zafre8.
Then again, perhaps no coalition has the moral high ground. In Malaysia, political partnerships are a bit like buffet dinners.
Today’s sworn enemy could well be tomorrow’s tablemate. Voters may need a flowchart just to keep track of who’s with whom this week.—June 26, 2026
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