The alliance between Pakatan Harapan and BN in the government is akin to an arranged marriage, rather than a forced one.

So said Kedah Harapan chairperson Mahfuz Omar, in response to former Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who recently likened the cooperation between the two coalitions to a "forced marriage", where fissures are inevitable.

In fact, the "romance" between the two coalitions...