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Elections are near but if cooperation in Perikatan affects our electoral results, then we have to do what is necessary,\u201d he said.<\/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--3FtRWkWK--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_116\/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\/2023\/07\/26\/FDZ_1447.jpg?itok=xxGsPwF_\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang at a rally in Kota Bharu, Kelantan ahead of the state election in 2023. (File 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>Bersatu\u2019s response was swift, saying later that day it was taking Hadi\u2019s comments seriously. On Sunday, the party, whose president is the former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin, released a lengthy six-page response via social media.<\/p>\n<p>Bersatu\u2019s political bureau rejected allegations that the party did not support the addition of new members to PN, saying it was open to forming electoral pacts with them first before weighing membership applications.<\/p>\n<p>The bureau also insisted the party was \u201ccontinuously striving\u201d to improve its grassroots support, pointing to \u201chundreds of new membership applications daily\u201d in recent months while taking a veiled swipe at its partner\u2019s right-wing Islamist brand and appeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBersatu\u2019s moderate image, inclusivity, progressiveness and people-centric policies, as well as credible experience have propelled voter support for Bersatu candidates and other parties within Perikatan Nasional,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>PN\u2019s other members are the minority-centric parties Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia and the Malaysian Indian People\u2019s Party.<\/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-perikatan-nasional-ahmad-samsuri-moktar-chairman-bersatu-pas-5946581\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--pxNN8Zdh--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/02\/23\/img_4962.jpg?itok=QBeEbgwK\" 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-perikatan-nasional-ahmad-samsuri-moktar-chairman-bersatu-pas-5946581\"><br \/>\n      <span>Malaysia\u2019s PN opposition coalition appoints PAS VP Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar as chairman, replacing Muhyiddin <\/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\/ahmad-samsuri-perikatan-nasional-pn-opposition-prime-minister-pick-muhyiddin-5969676\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--5oUAvoxt--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/03\/04\/untitled_design_2.jpg?itok=Dgz3wc0y\" 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\/ahmad-samsuri-perikatan-nasional-pn-opposition-prime-minister-pick-muhyiddin-5969676\"><br \/>\n      <span>Ahmad Samsuri\u2019s PN chairman role does not make him opposition coalition\u2019s prime ministerial pick: Muhyiddin<\/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>Analysts told CNA the increasingly public spat between Malaysia&#8217;s main opposition parties is pushing their relationship to the brink, with PAS wary of being dragged down by Bersatu&#8217;s troubles and seeking a new partner as national polls loom.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia must hold its next general election by February 2028, but Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/anwar-ph-general-election-johor-bn-6126706\">he could call snap polls amid shifting political winds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PAS\u2019 new partner could very well be a party that takes in Hamzah Zainudin &#8211; Muhyiddin\u2019s sacked former deputy &#8211; and his followers, the analysts said.<\/p>\n<p>This is why PAS\u2019 perception that Bersatu was blocking new parties from joining PN has become a major source of friction, they added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the cracks are getting bigger &#8230; I truly believe this is the first of signals that PAS is seriously thinking of working with others,\u201d said political analyst Syaza Shukri of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this rate, I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it leads to a break-up.\u201d<\/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--OSWCLow7--\/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\/2023\/11\/29\/fdz_3551.jpg?itok=gPbgjfcI\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin speaking at his party&#8217;s 2023 convention held in Shah Alam, Selangor in November 2023. (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>But observers cautioned that the growing opposition disarray does not mean Anwar should pounce by calling a snap election. They pointed to internal troubles within his own Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), the broader Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, and the unity government pact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PAS-Bersatu fracture is politically useful to Anwar, but not enough on its own to justify snap polls,\u201d said Asrul Sani, associate vice-president at strategic advisory firm The Asia Group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnwar still faces complications within his own camp, including UMNO-PKR seat tensions, Rafizi\u2019s Bersama project, and possible PKR defections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The analyst was referring to how the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) &#8211; the lynchpin party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition &#8211; has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-johor-state-election-barisan-nasional-contest-all-seats-6125591\">declared it will contest all seats in the upcoming Johor state election<\/a> despite being in the unity government with PH.<\/p>\n<p>Former PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli &#8211; a former economy minister-turned-government critic &#8211; also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/former-malaysian-ministers-rafizi-and-nik-nazmi-quit-pm-anwars-pkr-give-up-mp-seats-6126611\">quit the party on May 17 before joining Parti Bersama<\/a>, saying he wanted it to be a platform for citizens who believe that political power belongs to the people.<\/p>\n<p>Rafizi retains the support of several PKR MPs, raising fears they could also quit Anwar\u2019s party and split incumbent votes in urban seats.<\/p>\n<h2>THE HAMZAH FACTOR<\/h2>\n<p>There are parallels with the situation in Bersatu.<\/p>\n<p>Hamzah, the former opposition leader in parliament, has been somewhat of a thorn in Bersatu\u2019s side <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-bersatu-hamzah-zainudin-sack-muhyiddin-pn-5929111\">since being kicked out of the party on Feb 13<\/a> amid a power struggle and a purge of dissenting senior party members.<\/p>\n<p>This included those who were seen as pushing for Hamzah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-bersatu-muhyiddin-yassin-dissent-pas-perikatan-nasional-5339901\">to take over as Bersatu president from Muhyiddin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The day after he was sacked, Hamzah launched what he called a \u201cReset\u201d movement and is now reportedly set to take over a new party, with other ousted Bersatu leaders expected to follow.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, former Melaka chief minister Rahim Thamby Chik claimed on social media that more than 200,000 Bersatu members who have either left or remain with the party are backing Hamzah\u2019s Reset movement.<\/p>\n<p>Azmi Hassan, a senior fellow at the Malaysia-based think tank Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research, said PAS wants to get rid of Bersatu because the latter is perceived as blocking Hamzah&#8217;s return to PN, as alluded by the PAS president Hadi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore this, there was some manoeuvring that PN will accept new political parties, and that Hamzah can be part of these political parties so that Hamzah and his team can be part of PN,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Hadi made a public statement about it shows PAS wants Bersatu to leave PN voluntarily, said Azmi, noting that PAS, at this point, values a partnership with Hamzah more than with Bersatu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Bersatu sees that Hamzah in PN is a threat to Bersatu &#8211; no doubt about that,\u201d he added.<\/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--yp0f5KdH--\/c_crop,h_814,w_1447,x_1,y_55\/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\/12\/19\/fdz_0718.jpg?itok=v9stSWUt\" alt=\"\"><figcaption class=\"figure__caption\">\n      Then-opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin (right) and Kota Bharu MP Takiyuddin Hassan &#8211; who is also PAS secretary-general &#8211; speaking to media in Malaysia&#8217;s parliament on Dec 19, 2022. (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>This is because he carries Malay nationalist credibility, government experience, and a political network that extends beyond Bersatu, said Asrul from The Asia Group.<\/p>\n<p>Hamzah was Malaysia\u2019s Home Affairs Minister from 2020 to 2022, and Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism from 2015 to 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor PAS, his return in some PN capacity would be useful. It would help PAS project itself as part of a broader Malay opposition front, rather than a party defined solely by Islamist politics,\u201d Asrul said.<\/p>\n<p>For Bersatu, however, his return could be disruptive, noted Asrul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHamzah represents a competing centre of influence within Bersatu\u2019s political space. His presence would sharpen the perception that Bersatu under Muhyiddin is becoming increasingly isolated within PN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Hamzah\u2019s past involvement with fundamentalist Islamic groups in Malaysia means he shares \u201cchemistry\u201d with Hadi, making him an \u201cideal partner\u201d rather than the \u201ctraditionally oriented\u201d Muhyiddin, said Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid, a political science professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest developments are no surprise at all. PAS wants a tie-up with the expelled Hamzah-led faction or Reset faction, not with the Muhyiddin-led faction. Muhyiddin is regarded as a spent force,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n<h2>WHAT&#8217;S NEXT FOR PAS AND BERSATU?<\/h2>\n<p>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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-perlis-chief-minister-resigns-assemblymen-sacked-pas-perikatan-nasional-pn-umno-5713526\">withdrew support for a PAS chief minister in a move widely seen<\/a> as orchestrated by figures aligned with Muhyiddin.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout deepened mistrust between PAS and Bersatu and ultimately preceded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-muhyiddin-yassin-resign-perikatan-nasional-5754046\">Muhyiddin\u2019s resignation as PN chairman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fauzi said PAS and Bersatu cannot continue working together unless Muhyiddin does a U-turn by re-admitting Hamzah and his Reset compatriots into Bersatu \u201cunconditionally\u201d, and laying out a roadmap for his resignation as president.<\/p>\n<p>If the parties do end up splitting, Bersatu would \u201cdefinitely be worse off\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBersatu even lacks adequate grassroots machinery for election canvassing purposes. As I&#8217;ve said, PAS will be content to leave out the Muhyiddin faction from the scenario,\u201d he added.<\/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-perikatan-nasional-bersatu-pas-muhyiddin-anwar-elections-5563916\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--KwFYLY1v--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_one-cms:core:watermark:ap_data-1,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/one-cms\/core\/malaysia_election_22700.jpg?itok=AmG-XW-r\"><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-perikatan-nasional-bersatu-pas-muhyiddin-anwar-elections-5563916\"><br \/>\n      <span>IN FOCUS: What are the dynamics in Malaysia\u2019s opposition pact PN 3 years into PM Anwar\u2019s term?<\/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-election-anwar-pas-bersatu-tension-umno-5846061\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--QM4guwSB--\/c_crop,h_748,w_1331,x_144,y_229\/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\/09\/15\/img_1669.jpg?itok=M4tpJquz\" 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=\"\/commentary\/malaysia-election-anwar-pas-bersatu-tension-umno-5846061\"><br \/>\n      <span>Commentary: A PAS-UMNO partnership looks attractive but will not work<\/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>The Asia Group\u2019s Asrul said Bersatu would likely take the harder hit as its current parliamentary strength is partly a function of PAS\u2019 willingness to step aside in some Malay-majority seats.<\/p>\n<p>PAS currently holds 43 of 222 seats in Malaysia\u2019s lower house of parliament, while Bersatu holds 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that accommodation disappears, Bersatu would face multi-cornered fights,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPAS has a more defensible core. Its base in Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis is ideologically loyal and less dependent on coalition arrangements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Bersatu goes solo, it would need to broaden its reach, possibly by engaging Sabah and Sarawak-based opposition parties or positioning itself as the anchor of a wider non-PH alternative, Asrul said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPAS, meanwhile, would likely double down on Islamic identity rhetoric together with cost-of-living frustrations. Its strength rests in ideological loyalty, religious credibility and grassroots mobilisation,\u201d he said.<\/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-pn-perikatan-nasional-pn-chairman-ahmad-samsuri-mokhtar-muhyiddin-yassin-5949071\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--CnoeTSb9--\/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_17\/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\/2023\/12\/04\/fdz_5719.jpg?itok=GQI9U3CB\"><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-pn-perikatan-nasional-pn-chairman-ahmad-samsuri-mokhtar-muhyiddin-yassin-5949071\"><br \/>\n      <span>\u2018Best choice\u2019 as Malaysia opposition pact PN\u2019s new chairman, but \u2018many challenges\u2019 await Dr Sam<\/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\/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><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p>While Asrul feels a complete break is not inevitable, he said the political value of a PAS-Bersatu partnership is \u201cclearly diminishing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor PN, the real danger is credibility. A coalition visibly at odds with itself stops looking like a government in waiting and starts looking like a temporary electoral vehicle,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPN may survive in form, but its internal trust and strategic coherence would be badly weakened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even if PAS and Bersatu part ways, IIUM\u2019s Syaza thinks they could still form an electoral pact given that national polls might be imminent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just that maybe PAS does not want to be dragged by Bersatu\u2019s problems and affect the PN brand,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now Muhyiddin doesn\u2019t want to work with Hamzah. But if there\u2019s no PN and everyone just comes together for an electoral pact, they could all work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Syaza believes Bersatu \u2013 in its current form under Muhyiddin \u2013 and Hamzah\u2019s breakaway Reset faction are \u201calmost at similar strength\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>BIGGER PROBLEMS IN PAKATAN HARAPAN?<\/h2>\n<p>As for Anwar, while the spiralling dispute between PAS and Bersatu may give the premier \u201csome breathing space\u201d, he needs to \u201cfocus on his delivery as PM\u201d and attend to issues his own coalition faces, Syaza said.<\/p>\n<p>Anwar does not appear to have a response yet to Rafizi&#8217;s Bersama party, said Azmi from the Nusantara Academy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Anwar needs to \u201cpacify\u201d coalition partner Democratic Action Party (DAP), which could in turn alienate Malay voters, said Azmi.<\/p>\n<p>A key component of PH, DAP has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-politics-dap-vocal-push-anwar-ph-5629951\">put pressure<\/a> on Anwar in recent months by pushing for institutional reforms and promoting ethnic minority bases, sparking friction with Malay-centric coalition partners like UMNO.<\/p>\n<p>DAP will also hold a special congress on Jul 12 to assess its participation in the unity government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Members will vote on whether senior leaders should resign from their government and ministerial posts even as the party pledged to continue backing Anwar\u2019s administration until the end of the current term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo compared to the problems of the opposition, I think the problem faced by PH is much bigger,\u201d Azmi said.<\/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\/anwar-faces-graft-crisis-pkr-party-fractures-ph-coalition-jitters-5976646\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--EB5st1gF--\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/one-cms\/core\/2026-01-05T074242Z_1_LYNXMPEM040AD_RTROPTP_3_MALAYSIA-POLITICS.JPG?itok=HWaBVzqG\"><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\/anwar-faces-graft-crisis-pkr-party-fractures-ph-coalition-jitters-5976646\"><br \/>\n      <span>As snap poll rumblings grow, Malaysia PM Anwar hobbled by internal strife and widening anti-graft controversy<\/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\/malaysia-politics-dap-vocal-push-anwar-ph-5629951\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--C3sqkMT2--\/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\/03\/16\/fdz_9307.jpg?itok=aw4ocex6\"><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-politics-dap-vocal-push-anwar-ph-5629951\"><br \/>\n      <span>Why is Malaysia ruling coalition party DAP making vocal demands on Anwar\u2019s government?<\/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>While Syaza felt Anwar could call an early election \u201cjust to stop Rafizi from organising further\u201d, Fauzi from USM felt otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat&#8217;s worrying (for Anwar) is the dithering attitude of BN-UMNO to the possibility of a PH-BN tie-up as the unity government draws to a close. Now BN and UMNO speak confidently as a quasi government-in-waiting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt refuses to cooperate with PH in Johor, and almost brought down the PH-led government in Negeri Sembilan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Negeri Sembilan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/negeri-sembilan-umno-pulls-support-chief-minister-aminuddin-harun-royal-6083591\">state government was plunged into leadership turmoil<\/a> in April after all 14 of UMNO\u2019s assemblypersons withdrew their support for chief minister Aminuddin Harun and were subsequently backed by five PN assemblypersons, threatening to form an alternative government by simple majority.<\/p>\n<p>While UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the party respected the position of its assemblymen, he stated that UMNO will continue to support the current Negeri Sembilan government to preserve stability and public welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Aminuddin &#8211; a PKR vice-president &#8211; remains in office after the state ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir decreed for him to stay on until the constitutional majority issues were resolved, though a snap state election has not been ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond political dynamics, Asrul from The Asia Group said the bigger issue for Anwar is the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRising prices, cost-of-living pressures, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/malaysia-fuel-subsidy-higher-income-rising-energy-prices-oil-biodiesel-middle-east-6103596\">subsidy rationalisation make an early election risky<\/a>. The government may be able to stretch existing subsidies into next year, but only with continued fiscal pressure and gradual adjustments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSnap polls could backfire if voters see them as a mandate for unpopular cuts. Voters ultimately judge governments on what they feel in their wallets.\u201d<\/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-state-election-melaka-johor-umno-barisan-nasional-ahmad-zahid-6121246\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--Wp3xtQTr--\/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\/12\/dsc_5685_copy.jpg?itok=2wZ_M9Th\" alt=\"Dsc 5685 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 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