At a press conference, Muhyiddin also rebuffed a call by Umno’s Lokman Adam who had asked him to dissolve Bersatu and rejoin Umno.

“Thank you for the invite but we have charted our path based on our values and principles.”

Muhyiddin said the coalition was ready to face the upcoming general election adding that it was not a problem.

On whether the Melaka election would affect PN’s cooperation with BN, Muhyiddin said the cooperation at the federal level took place before the polls and that the priority was still to help the people and the country recover from the pandemic.

“Whatever it is, we will take our experience in Melaka into consideration in deciding our position in the future,” he said.

Muhyiddin also congratulated BN on its win and hoped that the state government would deliver on its promises to the people of Melaka.

He said that despite the loss, he was encouraged by the support the PN candidates received, noting that in many places they lost by fewer than 1,000 votes.

“This shows that PN has made inroads, there are winds of change but it was not enough to form a state government,” he added.

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