A major faction in Umno is determined to take on Bersatu in the next general election and is pressuring PAS to ditch Bersatu, forcing the Islamist party to come out with a rebuke.

Instead of an overt ultimatum, this Umno faction, which includes Umno supreme council leaders Tajuddin Abdul Rahman and Mohd Puad Zarkashi, has framed it as a choice between Muafakat Nasional or Perikatan Nasional (PN) for PAS...