PAS information chief says the positions of PAS and Bersatu in PN will be managed in accordance with the coalition’s constitution and through the appropriate channels.
The Islamic party decided to sever ties with Bersatu yesterday, nearly three weeks after the party’s president, Abdul Hadi Awang, accused Bersatu of straining ties.
In a Facebook post, Fadhli said the positions of PAS and Bersatu in PN would be managed in accordance with the coalition’s constitution and through the appropriate channels.
“Following yesterday’s decision, it is clear that PAS and Bersatu can no longer remain under the same umbrella,” he said.
Besides PAS and Bersatu, PN also comprises Gerakan and the Malaysian Indian People’s Party.
Fadhli, the Pasir Mas MP, said PAS did not decide to halt cooperation with Bersatu based merely on sentiment or short-term interests.
“Rather, it was the result of a careful assessment of whether the cooperation was capable of achieving broader objectives, namely the unity of the ummah and the country’s political stability.
“This is not a cause for celebration; it is a bitter pill that must be swallowed for the greater good,” he added.
PAS central committee member Shahidan Kassim yesterday said the Islamic party would remain a component of PN for now despite its decision to end its political alliance with Bersatu.
He said Hadi’s statement when announcing the decision had not touched on PN at all.
Hadi said PAS would instead form a new political pact to face the upcoming state elections and the next general election, with the goal of “uniting the ummah”.
PN, the coalition jointly formed by Bersatu and PAS in 2020, is currently led by the Islamic party’s vice-president, Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar. - FMT
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