PAS wary of being dragged down by Bersatu's troubles

 

• Hadi warned that his party’s patience was wearing thin
• He accused Bersatu of “playing out” PAS 
• he aimed at Bersatu declining to strengthen PN coalition 
• PAS to review its partnership with Bersatu, Hadi said.
• “We have our patience but our patience has its limits. 
• we have to do what is necessary,” he said.
• Bersatu rejected allegations the party did not support new members to PN
• open to forming electoral pacts first before membership 
• PAS VP Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar as chairman of PN, replaced Muhyiddin
• PN chairman does not make him coalition’s prime ministerial pick: Muhyiddin
• increasingly public spat between PAS and Bersatu pushing to the brink
• PAS wary of being dragged down by Bersatu's troubles 
• general election by February 2028
• snap polls possible amid shifting political winds
• PAS’ new partner Hamzah Zainudin 
• cracks are getting bigger 
• PAS seriously thinking of working with others
• “At this rate, it leads to a break-up.”
• internal troubles within PKR, Pakatan Harapan 
• complications include UMNO-PKR seat tensions, Bersama, PKR defections
• UMNO declared it will contest all seats in Johor state election 
• THE HAMZAH FACTOR
• Hamzah launched what he called a “Reset” movement 
• more than 200,000 Bersatu members are backing Hamzah’s Reset movement.
• PAS wants to get rid of Bersatu because Bersatu blocking Hamzah 
• PAS wants Bersatu to leave PN voluntarily
• PAS values Hamzah more than Bersatu.
• “For PAS, Hamzah will be useful 
• help PAS project itself as broader Malay opposition front
• rather than defined solely by Islamist politics
• PAS wants a tie-up with Hamzah-led Reset faction
• not with the Muhyiddin-led faction
• Muhyiddin is regarded as a spent force
• WHAT'S NEXT FOR PAS AND BERSATU?
• Dec eight Perlis assemblymen, five from Bersatu, withdrew support for PAS MB
• move widely seen as orchestrated by figures aligned with Muhyiddin.
• deepened mistrust between PAS and Bersatu 
• preceded Muhyiddin’s resignation as PN chairman.
• PAS and Bersatu cannot continue working together 

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.