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(Photo: CNA\/Fadza Ishak)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>On Monday (Jun 8) night, PAS announced an end to its political cooperation with Bersatu, saying that it is exploring potential electoral pacts in the interest of ummah unity ahead of the upcoming state polls and general election.\u00a0<\/span>Ummah is the Arabic word for nation or community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Sivamurugan believed\u00a0<\/span>that<span> this is a significant political development that reshapes the opposition landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cIt suggests that PAS is seeking greater strategic autonomy and wants to reposition itself ahead of upcoming state elections and the next general election. The decision also reflects that political alliances in Malaysia are increasingly driven by electoral calculations rather than permanent partnerships,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>POTENTIAL<span> ALLIANCE WITH &#8220;RESET&#8221; MOVEMENT\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On<span> Saturday, all eyes will be on the &#8220;Reset&#8221; convention in Tanah Merah, Kelantan &#8211; an event widely seen as the launching pad for a new political\u00a0<\/span>party led by\u00a0<span>former Bersatu deputy president\u00a0<\/span>Hamzah<span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Analysts believed the timing of this convention was no coincidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid, a political science professor at<\/span> USM, <span>told CNA that PAS<\/span> &#8211; having severed its ties with Bersatu &#8211;\u00a0<span>has effectively cleared the path for a closer partnership with\u00a0Hamzah\u2019s\u00a0movement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>&#8220;It seems the declaration was timed specifically for this. And the convention is being held in Kelantan, a true-blue PAS state,&#8221;<\/span> he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cI think PAS has more chemistry with Hamzah rather than Muhyiddin,\u201d he said, referring to Bersatu chairperson and former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Hamzah had launched the \u201cReset\u201d movement on Feb 14, alongside other\u00a0<\/span>Members of Parliament<span> from Bersatu and grassroots members, a day after he was sacked from the party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Signs of a deepening rift between PN\u2019s two largest component parties were on display as early as last December, when eight Perlis assemblymen, five of whom were from Bersatu, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-perlis-chief-minister-resigns-assemblymen-sacked-pas-perikatan-nasional-pn-umno-5713526\"><span>withdrew support for a PAS chief minister<\/span><\/a><span> in a move widely seen as orchestrated by figures aligned with Muhyiddin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The fallout deepened mistrust between PAS and Bersatu and ultimately preceded\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-muhyiddin-yassin-resign-perikatan-nasional-5754046\"><span>Muhyiddin\u2019s resignation as PN chairman<\/span><\/a>. The PN coalition &#8211; which was formed in February 2020 &#8211; also includes\u00a0two smaller parties:\u00a0Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) and the Malaysian Indian People\u2019s Party (MIPP).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>PAS currently holds 43 seats in Malaysia\u2019s lower house of parliament.\u00a0<\/span>A minimum of 112 seats is needed to form a simple majority in Malaysia&#8217;s 222-seat parliament.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Critics have said that to broaden its appeal beyond its traditional conservative base and capture the federal government, PAS requires a bridge to make it more acceptable to the electorate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While popular in the Malay heartlands, PAS has often been criticised for failing to appeal to the non-Malay population or address non-Muslim fears of an Islamic theocracy, in part due to its leaders\u2019 comments on race and religion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--2FmWKR5_--\/c_crop,h_504,w_896,x_108,y_193\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/02\/13\/hamzah_and_muhyiddin_fb.jpg?itok=Y3o7lj1-\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Then-Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainudin (left) and president Muhyiddin Yassin in Parliament in January 2026. (Photo: Facebook\/Hamzah Zainudin)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>There has also been speculation that PAS is trying to woo UMNO, but analysts are s<\/span>c<span>eptical that any tie<\/span>&#8211;<span>up would happen now. UMNO is a component party that anchors the Barisan National (BN) coalition and is part of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim\u2019s unity government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Amid calls for PAS and UMNO to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/pas-urges-umno-collaborate-in-johor-polls-revive-defunct-political-pact-6161831\"><span>revive their defunct Muafakat Nasional<\/span> (MN)<span> alliance<\/span><\/a><span>, UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Tuesday that there was no intention to revive the pact.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWhether it is 1.0 or 2.0, that is over, and we have closed the book,\u201d he was quoted as saying by the News Straits Times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Formed in September 2019, MN was a short-lived political pact between PAS and UMNO, led by ex-UMNO member Annuar Musa. The pact was later disbanded over disagreement on whether to collaborate with Bersatu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>At its general assembly earlier this year, UMNO had said that it will form a \u201cunity committee\u201d in a bid to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-umno-general-assembly-ahmad-zahid-hamidi-unity-committee-race-malay-5858311\"><span>reunite the country\u2019s Malays politically<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Zahid had said then that the move would facilitate the return of former members and political rivals &#8211; whether individually or en bloc &#8211; as part of a broader mission to reposition UMNO as the \u201cgrand home for the Malays\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Sivamurugan said that a direct alliance between PAS and UMNO cannot be completely dismissed, as Malaysian politicians have demonstrated a high degree of pragmatism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cHowever, historical rivalry, grassroots sentiment and competition for the same Malay electorate make such a partnership more difficult. My expectation is that PAS will first consolidate a new opposition configuration before considering broader political realignments,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/malaysia-opposition-bloc-pn-engage-non-malays-new-chairman-ahmad-samsuri-5955166\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--hZyuHnOC--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/02\/26\/samsuri_mokhtar.jpg?itok=R5vn1wYM\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/malaysia-opposition-bloc-pn-engage-non-malays-new-chairman-ahmad-samsuri-5955166\"><br \/>\n      <span>\u2018Can\u2019t run away\u2019: Malaysia opposition bloc PN must engage non-Malays, says new chairman<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/commentary\/malaysia-johor-negeri-sembilan-state-elections-anwar-ibrahim-6164306\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--zal-dkfM--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/05\/17\/dsc_6720.jpg?itok=NkR3imwJ\" alt=\"Dsc 6720\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/commentary\/malaysia-johor-negeri-sembilan-state-elections-anwar-ibrahim-6164306\"><br \/>\n      <span>Commentary: UMNO\u2019s \u2018selective confrontations\u2019 in Johor, Negeri Sembilan seek to push Anwar into a corner. What&#8217;s next?<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Ahmad Fauzi echoed these views and believed that it was unlikely that PAS and UMNO would\u00a0enter into any pacts for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/johor-state-assembly-dissolved-snap-polls-60-days-6153776\"><span>Johor<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-negeri-sembilan-state-assembly-dissolved-elections-6156401\"><span>Negeri Sembilan<\/span><\/a><span> state polls respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Both the state assemblies were dissolved in early June, with the Election Commission\u00a0due\u00a0to announce the date of the polls on Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cIf there is any pact with UMNO, it will only happen before the general election. But if PAS wants to help UMNO, they could withdraw from the Johor (state) election and let Pakatan Harapan (PH) and BN go at one another,\u201d said Ahmad Fauzi, adding that PAS would, however, want to contest in Negeri Sembilan where UMNO is\u00a0not as dominant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Malaysia\u2019s 16th general election must be<\/span> held<span> by February 2028,\u00a0<\/span>but Anwar had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/anwar-ph-general-election-johor-bn-6126706\">warned at a PH convention<\/a> last month that\u00a0he could call it\u00a0in the near term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Political scientist Syaza Shukri of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) believes that UMNO remains PAS&#8217; primary preference\u00a0as partner\u00a0although they would be open to collaborating with all other Malay\u00a0<\/span>political parties<span> with the exception of Bersatu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>This collaboration would include Hamzah\u2019s faction and other parties such as Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang),\u00a0Parti Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia\u00a0(Berjasa), Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra) and the National Indian Muslim Alliance Party (Iman).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cSo it would be a Malay-based pact led by PAS and\u00a0<\/span>UMNO<span>. But we have to remember that could also be the cause of a future break-up. Between PAS and\u00a0<\/span>UMNO<span>, who has the upper hand? Our suspicion is that\u00a0<\/span>UMNO<span> would get the Prime Minister\u2019s post and PAS would be ok with that. But would the grassroots (accept it)?\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/malaysia-johor-state-polls-singapore-voters-working-special-fast-lane-6173236\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--btv5OVK7--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/08\/07\/taxi_jb-sg_6.jpg?itok=Ee4OM0mV\" alt=\"Taxi jb-sg 6\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/malaysia-johor-state-polls-singapore-voters-working-special-fast-lane-6173236\"><br \/>\n      <span>Malaysia mulls special immigration lane for Johor voters in Singapore returning for upcoming state polls<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/johor-state-election-barisan-nasional-blue-wave-anwar-ibrahim-6168541\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--QJYthlSu--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/06\/07\/dsc_7950_copy.jpg?itok=qLzgu10J\" alt=\"Dsc 7950 copy\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/johor-state-election-barisan-nasional-blue-wave-anwar-ibrahim-6168541\"><br \/>\n      <span>BN sees Johor snap polls as vehicle for &#8216;blue wave&#8217; comeback nationwide, says chairman Zahid <\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<h2><span>WHAT ABOUT BERSATU?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Analysts told CNA that Bersatu faces the most significant fallout from PAS\u2019 decision, warning that the party now faces a daunting challenge to maintain its political relevance without the support of the Islamist party\u2019s formidable grassroots machinery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Ahmad Fauzi said that if Bersatu fail to forge a new relationship with one of the stronger axes in Malaysian politics\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; whether it be<span> PH or BN\u00a0<\/span>&#8211;<span>\u00a0 then\u00a0<\/span>the party<span> will \u201cslowly but surely\u201d fade away from mainstream politics, eventually into oblivion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWith PAS out of the picture, and the former Bersatu number two bringing with him a majority of Bersatu&#8217;s elected representatives and thinkers into (potentially) another coalition with PAS, Bersatu will\u00a0<\/span>(not)<span> have sufficient grassroots to muster a credible political challenge to anyone,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Ahmad Fauzi\u00a0<\/span>believes<span> that as UMNO splinter parties &#8211; of which Bersatu is one of them &#8211; disintegrate, UMNO will inevitably become stronger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cIn general, the Malays have always been stuck politically between the ideology of UMNO and PAS. No other political play can captivate the Malay audience as much as these two parties have, with PKR and Bersatu coming in during the interregnum,\u201d he said,<\/span> referring to Anwar\u2019s Parti Keadilan Rakyat &#8211; another UMNO splinter party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ahmad Fauzi\u00a0<span>suggested that a return to\u00a0<\/span>PH<span> is not entirely off the table for Bersatu, despite the lingering bitterness and historical friction between the two sides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The animosity stems largely from the 2020 \u201cSheraton Move\u201d which triggered the collapse of the<\/span> then-<span>PH administration<\/span> led by Mahathir Mohamad in his second outing as Malaysia\u2019s prime minister.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The plot, reportedly hatched at the Sheraton Hotel in Petaling Jaya, saw more than 30 MPs defect from the<\/span> then-<span>ruling coalition, effectively toppling the government after just 22 months in power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>This led to the appointment of Muhyiddin as prime minister, as Bersatu, PAS, and BN joined hands to form a new ruling coalition. But Muhyiddin\u2019s tenure lasted only until August 2021 when some MPs from UMNO pulled their support, ultimately leading to Ismail Sabri Yaakob replacing Muhyiddin as prime minister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cPolitics is the art of the impossible. Things you wouldn\u2019t imagine yesterday, can become reality tomorrow. Before the 2022 elections, did you think that PH and\u00a0<\/span>UMNO<span> could be in a government together? It is now almost\u00a0four years,\u201d said Ahmad Fauzi.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cEven erstwhile enemies can become friends temporarily. That is Malaysian politics now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Syaza, however,\u00a0believed that it would be \u201crisky\u201d for Bersatu to go back to PH and\u00a0<\/span>that <span>it\u00a0would attempt to lead another more \u201cmoderate\u201d and multiracial coalition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThat\u2019s just to survive. I can\u2019t see them being electorally influential except for the few big names they have,\u201d she said, adding that she believed that Muhyiddin still\u00a0harboured hopes of returning to power.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s---z8hXVL7--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2022\/02\/07\/bersatu.jpg?itok=RwH5ozJD\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia&#8217;s fourth annual general meeting in December 2021. (Photo: Facebook\/Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<h2><span>WHAT HAPPENS TO PN?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Another<\/span> lingering<span> question concerns\u00a0<\/span>PN\u2019s<span> future. The coalition had enjoyed surprise success\u00a0<\/span>at the 15th General Election in<span> 2022 that was characterised by the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/cna-insider\/religious-populism-politics-malaysia-state-elections-pas-green-wave-3550586\"><span>&#8220;green wave&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span> featuring significant electoral gains largely propelled by PAS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>PN had won 74 seats in the 222-seat parliament, establishing itself as the second-largest bloc behind PH, which won 82 seats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>PAS was the driving force behind PN&#8217;s success, securing 43 parliamentary seats &#8211; a substantial gain of 25 seats &#8211; while Bersatu had then secured 31 seats, representing a gain of 17 seats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bersatu\u2019s numbers have since dwindled. Its representation first fell to 25 after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-bersatu-elections-speaker-parliament-lawmakers-muhyiddin-yassin-rebels-4385586\">six MPs were sacked for supporting Anwar\u2019s administration<\/a>. It fell further to 19 following Hamzah\u2019s sacking and those aligned to him.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Despite the official count, media reports suggest that the number of Bersatu MPs backing Muhyiddin is less than that.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Syaza said that since PAS had ceased cooperation with Bersatu, it would be assumed that PN no longer existed, or Bersatu was kicked out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cI am not sure if PAS can make such a unilateral decision, but practically, I cannot see how PN can proceed without Bersatu,&#8217; she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cIf PAS intends to move forward with Gerakan and MIPP &#8211; provided those parties are willing &#8211; it would likely require a completely new platform.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"figure block block- block--view-mode-default clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--DxfkOr5F--\/c_crop,h_843,w_1500,x_0,y_207\/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2022\/11\/12\/Man%20on%20motorcyle%20with%20Parti%20Islam%20Se-Malaysia%20and%20Perikatan%20Nasional%20Flag%20in%20Terengganu.jpg?itok=MD6oyygL\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      A motorcyclist in Terengganu flies the Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and Perikatan Nasional flags during the 2022 general election. (Photo: CNA\/Try Sutrisno Foo)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari had on Tuesday said that both PAS and Bersatu could no longer remain under the same umbrella.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>&#8220;The status of PAS and Bersatu within PN will be managed according to constitutional provisions and the appropriate channels,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Muhyiddin, however, said that as a founding member of PN, Bersatu would continue to be in the coalition and strengthen its core struggle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cBersatu will further advance the people-centred agenda championed by PN since its establishment, while supporting the aspirations of Malaysians who seek change and leadership that reflects the hopes and ambitions of all citizens,\u201d said Muhyiddin on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>However, a day later, 13 Bersatu MPs called on the party to leave PN, attributing PAS&#8217; move to sever ties to Muhyiddin&#8217;s &#8220;arrogance&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bersatu no longer has any value in PN. If Bersatu remains in PN, the party&#8217;s weakness and Muhyiddin&#8217;s arrogance will paralyse the coalition,&#8221; they said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Ahmad Fauzi said that inevitably, there could be only room for either Bersatu or PAS in PN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWhich party will leave the coalition? We will have to see how things develop over the next few days,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/malaysia-negeri-sembilan-snap-election-voter-sentiment-6164586\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--aH5JSbMy--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/06\/05\/n91.jpg?itok=9puet7ES\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" 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