Hadi said the decision was based on the advice of the party’s highest decision making body, the Syura Council, which met on Sunday.

“The PAS central working committee has given the nod for the party to contest under the PN logo in the Melaka polls,” he said in a statement.

Yesterday, the Syura Council was reported to have called for straight fights in Melaka after speculation that PAS might go it alone.

The council said however it would leave it to the working committee to make a decision based on the most effective strategy to win the election and deny victory to Pakatan Harapan.

The decision comes days after Umno said it wanted to work with the Islamic party for the elections, but PAS would have to use its own logo, to avoid head-to-head battles between the two largest Malay parties.

PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin had previously announced that the coalition would contest all 28 state seats and had decided to field candidates from Bersatu, PAS and Gerakan under its logo.

Melaka goes to the polls on Nov 20, with nominations set for Nov 8.

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