Cooperation between Umno, DAP possible, say analysts

No one party can form stable govt, and both want to pull down Muhyiddin administration

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Hazlin Hassan‍ Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur 

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi insisted at his party's annual assembly over the weekend that it would not form an alliance with the Democratic Action Party (DAP), its long-time nemesis.
Apart from rejecting the notion of working with the Chinese-based DAP - often portrayed by Umno as anti-Malay and anti-Islam - Zahid said Umno would not be working either with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, or with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
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