00:00UMNO Youth Chief Dr. Akmal Saleh will need to accept the reality that it is difficult and unlikely for Barisan Nasional or UMNO to withdraw from the unity government at this time, analysts say.
00:12Mazdan Ali of University Technology Malaysia said UMNO viewed its position in the unity government as a strategic necessity to restore the party's strength and ensure political stability.
00:24He said Akmal must also accept the reality that reviving forms of cooperation such as the Muafakat Nasional Pact with PAS was nearly impossible and lacked support from the majority of UMNO's top leaders.
00:38Mazdan also asked why only UMNO's youth wing had been vocal about leaving the government, while the party's wanita and putri wings had not supported this stance,
00:46adding that the 2025 UMNO General Assembly next week would be the real test of support for Akmal's stance should he be serious about bringing this push to the party level.
00:58Shaza Shukri of the International Islamic University Malaysia said that even if UMNO were to leave,
01:04the unity government could still survive because UMNO holds a small number of seats,
01:09questioning the rationale of leaving the government only to become the opposition without any guarantee of political gain.
01:16Asmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara said,
01:19the Akmal Convention on Saturday appeared heavily biased towards a push for leaving the government
01:25without any convincing strategy for how such a move would strengthen the party.
01:31Panyujo, FMT.
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