00:00Bersatu was forced to join the pro-Najib Razak coalition,
00:05which was formed by PAS,
00:07following a decline in support in the National Union,
00:10according to a political analyst.
00:12James Chin from the University of Tasmania said
00:15Bersatu needed to do everything
00:17to remain relevant in the eyes of the people
00:19amid the rise in PAS's influence.
00:22Although Bersatu's president, Muhyiddin Yassin,
00:25may not be happy with the participation of the party component
00:28in the coalition,
00:30Chin explained that Muhyiddin was in a weak position
00:33to oppose PAS's support for Najib,
00:36given that PAS's influence was far greater than Bersatu.
00:40The coalition will be held on the same day
00:43as Najib's request for an appeal
00:45to obtain the right to present new evidence
00:48and his appeal to be subjected to house arrest,
00:51as claimed by the former President of Agong,
00:56Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
00:58Last Saturday, Bersatu's Chairman,
01:00Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz,
01:02said the leaders and members of the party
01:04were free to participate in the meeting
01:06in front of the court
01:08in support of national peace.
01:11However, Chin, as well as Azmil Taib
01:13from the University of Science Malaysia,
01:15rejected the appeal for national peace
01:18and doubted Najib's efforts
01:20to unite the major parties of the Muslim Malay community.
01:24Azmil said the meeting was intended
01:26to escalate tensions in the coalition,
01:30where the issue of Najib's house arrest
01:32was used as an excuse for Muhyiddin
01:34to undermine the government.
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