00:00PAS risks being burdened with a hard-lined image if technocrats like Vice President Ahmad
00:07Samsuri Mokhtar are no longer part of its leadership, according to an analyst.
00:12Taufiq Yaqub of University Malaya warned that PAS must handle Samsuri's situation carefully,
00:17as he was seen, until recently, as a potential candidate for Prime Minister.
00:22He recalled how PAS's 2015 polls led to the departure of the Erdogan faction, led
00:26by Mohammad Sabu, which formed Amanah after clashing with the more conservative Ulama
00:31bloc.
00:32Taufiq noted that certain factions within PAS are uncomfortable with Samsuri's leadership
00:36aspirations, as he is a more open-minded and professional leader.
00:41Taufiq was commenting after Samsuri suggested on Wednesday that he may not seek re-election
00:46to a post he has held since 2019.
00:48Meanwhile, Hisamuddin Bakar of Ilham Center suggested that Samsuri's recent remarks
00:54indicate frustration over internal personal attacks against him.
00:58He warned that such attacks on the non-Ulama faction could discourage professionals from
01:02joining PAS in the future.
01:04He said this could weaken PAS's internal democracy, limit its leadership diversity,
01:08and potentially erode voter confidence in its ability to govern at the federal level.
01:13Danish Raja Reza, FMT News.
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