DAP secretary-general Loke Siew Fook said the MoU, which ends on July 31, was an understanding between PH and the federal government, not Umno.

“Therefore, we are not bound by any decision made by the Umno Supreme Council,” he said in a statement.

Recently, the Umno Supreme Council decided that the MoU between the federal government and PH will not be extended any further after it ends this July.

Ismail later said that his current government would follow the decision of the Umno Supreme Council but did not dismiss the possibility that some changes could happen before the end of July.

However, he added that he will still seek the approval of the top party leadership “if there are any changes”.

PH had previously offered to renew the MoU on the condition that Ismail did not immediately hold a general election, something demanded by Umno following its landslide victories in the Melaka and Johor state elections.

Loke added that the most important issue was the implementation of all government commitments enshrined in the MoU, especially the enactment of the anti-hopping bill before Parliament is dissolved.