The loose Umno-PAS Muafakat Nasional pact will name a prime minister candidate en route to the next general election, said Khaled Nordin.<br /><br />An Umno vice-president, Khaled told Malaysiakini that this is something that they would have to do as an alternative to the Pakatan Harapan government in rule today.<br /><br />"Of course, because at the end of the day, Muafakat Nasional would be an alternative to the current government.<br /><br />"At that point in time, it cannot be avoided that Muafakat Nasional needs to have a candidate for the post of the prime minister," he said during a special interview in conjunction with next month's Umno General Assembly.<br /><br />The former Johor menteri besar said the time has not arrived to discuss who would be named as Muafakat Nasional's prime minister.<br /><br />However, in saying this, Khaled did not dismiss the calls by some who had suggested the return of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak to the post.
