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Malaysia’s PAS Severs Ties with Bersatu, Throwing Opposition Pact PN's Fate Into Question
The party said Bersatu failed to keep promises and blocked broader cooperation as PAS weighs new electoral pacts ahead of upcoming state polls.
- On Monday, Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party president Abdul Hadi Awang announced the party's central working committee decided to "terminate political cooperation with Bersatu," endorsing an earlier Syura Council decision.
- This announcement came barely 24 hours after Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin attempted to project calm, confirming he had received a letter from PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan regarding future relations.
- While PAS remains the largest party in the 222-member lower house of parliament, the move stops short of formally withdrawing from Perikatan Nasional , the Malay-Muslim opposition coalition.
- The split throws the opposition bloc into uncertainty ahead of snap state polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan, as PAS signals it will now "explore a form of political understanding and electoral pact."
- PAS intends to pursue these new pacts in the name of Muslim unity, aiming to move beyond the uneasy partnership with Bersatu for the general election that must be held by early 2028.
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PAS stays in Perikatan for now despite Bersatu split, says party’s information chief
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 9 — PAS leadership has remained tight-lipped over the party’s position in Perikatan Nasional (PN) following its announcement to end political cooperation with Bersatu.However, PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari indicated that the party is, for now, still part of the coalition, Berita Harian reported today.“I don’t want to comment further at this point. As of tonight, that is the situation (still in PN),” he told reporter…
·Selangor, Malaysia
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- 45% of the sources are Center, 44% of the sources lean Right
45% Center
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