YOURSAY | “Voters see it as a marriage of convenience where principles are traded for seats.”
N Sembilan polls: PAS in talks with Umno, can Johor results be replicated?
Hoyohoyo: Hello, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, you are shamelessly soliciting cooperation with Umno while BN remains arrogant.
Negeri Sembilan is likely to replicate Johor, as Malay votes consolidate behind BN. Together with the delayed Election Commission delineation exercise, BN’s numbers will be enough to secure victory.
A high voter turnout alone will not deliver a win for Pakatan Harapan. Many Malays have rejected Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and DAP. MCA and MIC could also regain urban and semi-urban seats with solid Malay support.
Johor voters appear to have accepted the 1MDB scandal involving jailed former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.
PAS and Perikatan Nasional will remain marginal outside the northern states with their divisive strategy. Parti Wawasan Negara’s future in PN also looks bleak. For Hamzah Zainudin in Negeri Sembilan, it is “Dead on Arrival”.
Black Eagle: Hadi is trying to play the hero, but one wonders whether this proposal to work with Umno was even discussed with his party colleagues.
PAS members in Johor were clearly unhappy with his direction and expressed their displeasure through the ballot box. Failing to win even a single seat in a Malay-Muslim majority state is a humiliation.
Johor voters have a different mindset. PAS could face the same fate in Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak, and Penang.
For Malaysians, it will be encouraging if PAS loses parliamentary influence. BN, together with Sabah and Sarawak parties, could still form a stable government without PAS, whose poor electoral showing has diminished its relevance.
Even if BN cooperates with PAS out of political convenience, PAS’ limited representation is unlikely to make much difference.
Knucklehead2: Is this another PAS-Umno brotherhood? We’ve seen this movie before. They attack each other for years, then embrace when elections approach. History repeats itself, and one will betray the other once the balance of power shifts.
They call it “Malay-Muslim brotherhood”. Voters see it as a marriage of convenience where principles are traded for seats.
LimeMoose1462: Don’t worry too much. Such an arrangement may work only in Johor, Negeri Sembilan, and perhaps Malacca.
Once Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Pahang, Terengganu, and Kelantan come into play, the equation changes. BN cannot simply stay out of those states.
PAS may be prepared to compromise, but BN appears interested only in taking, not giving.
Suresh Kumar: Many Malays on the west coast understand that if PAS comes to power, it could hurt the economy. Foreign direct investment would dry up, and existing investors may relocate to neighbouring countries.
Hence this courtship with Umno, the same party PAS once branded “kafir”. Once the elections are over, they will likely turn on each other again.
Ultimately, only Malay-Muslims can decide their own political future - one free from corruption and religious extremism.
Without power nor authority: Harapan is on a slippery slope. DAP and PKR still have an opportunity to salvage some dignity before the 16th general election. Stay humble, work hard, identify your true friends and opponents, and correct the mistakes that alienated your supporters.
You may not win Johor or Negeri Sembilan, but there is still time to rebuild trust.
Warm Skies: Johor voters who supported BN should think carefully. BN may betray you again. If PAS eventually gains influence through cooperation with Umno, there may be no turning back.
For PAS, this is a long-term strategy: give ground today and take back more tomorrow.
Voters in Negeri Sembilan should not be deceived. A vote for BN could eventually strengthen PAS. Bersama, Muda, and PSM should work with Harapan rather than split the opposition vote.
Noobmaster69: Well, well, look who is talking now. PN would likely pull the same stunt if the roles were reversed and it had the opportunity to work with BN.
Bersama taking votes away from Pakatan Harapan is also one of PN’s strategies.
Those who claim DAP should remain permanently in opposition should remember that Malaysia’s non-Malay population is shrinking. In another 20 years, even if 99 percent of non-Malay voters support Harapan, it may no longer be enough to influence the outcome.
I voted for Harapan in 2022 not because I wanted greater rights or privileges for non-Malays, but because I wanted to stop PN and BN from taking away even more rights from non-Malays in an effort to win over Malay voters.
GanMu: PAS has become so desperate that it is effectively begging BN to accept it unconditionally.
BN’s victory in Johor was achieved on its own strength, not because of PAS. Failing to win a single seat shows that voters have rejected PAS and its political agenda.
People want development, economic progress, and competent governance, not religious politics that could set Negeri Sembilan back.
PKR’s poor performance also suggests that its religious messaging has overshadowed its focus on development.
Relieved: Malaysia will never truly progress or catch up with its neighbours until it recognises that every citizen has something valuable to contribute.
No country prospers by practising exclusion or segregation. South Africa’s apartheid system proved unsustainable. Even after apartheid ended, the country has continued to bear the painful consequences of decades of division. - Mkini
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