PAS content with status quo, says analyst after top 5 retained

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Azmi Hassan says the party is choosing to preserve stability by 'not rocking the boat', thus avoiding becoming like Bersatu.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/09/07/pas-content-with-status-quo-says-analyst-after-top-5-retained  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/09/07/pas-kekal-status-quo-selepas-5-pemimpin-tertinggi-menang-tanpa-tanding   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #PAS #AbdulHadiAwang #SanusiNor

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00:00The uncontested re-election of PASA's top five leaders, including party president Abdul Hadi Awang,

00:08shows that the Islamic party is content to consolidate its Malay support base rather than reach beyond it, say analysts.

00:16Asmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara said the fact that the top two posts and the three vice-presidencies went uncontested

00:22reflected a conscious choice to preserve stability.

00:25He said Kadamantri Basar Sanusi Noor's decision not to go for one of the vice president's posts,

00:33despite receiving sufficient nominations, was surprising, but likely due to the PAS Ulama Council's edict not to rock the boat.

00:41He also said keeping Hadi at the helm would hamper the Islamic party's chances of expanding beyond its traditional support base.

00:49Mazan Ali of University Technology Malaysia said the absence of contests for PASA's top posts

00:55reflected the party's Islamic ethos on leadership, explaining that under Islamic principles,

01:01those who seek or fight for positions are considered to have violated the teachings of Islam.

01:07He said without any renewal in leadership, PASA would remain in the old mold.

01:12He said while this may allow the party to retain control of the four northern and east coast states,

01:17taking over the federal government will be difficult.

01:21Natasha Bust, FMT.

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