Samsuri as PN chief could be seen as a puppet, say analysts

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Major questions remain about Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar’s ability to lead the coalition without a strong party mandate, they say.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/01/08/samsuri-as-pn-chief-could-be-seen-as-a-puppet-say-analysts  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/01/08/pengerusi-pn-dr-sam-perlu-elak-jadi-boneka  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

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00:00Ahmad Samsuri Mukhtar's position would be precarious if he were to assume the chairmanship

00:06of Perikatan Nasional due to questions about the legitimacy of his leadership, say analysts.

00:12Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri, a senior consultant at Global Asia Consulting, said

00:18Samsuri, although Vice President of PAS and the Cungganu Muntri Besar,

00:23was neither the president nor deputy president of a party.

00:26Zaharuddin said although Samsuri's name had been increasingly linked to the PN chairmanship,

00:32following the circulation of a photo taken at a recent meeting between him and Versatu

00:37President Muhyiddin Yassin, major questions remained about his ability to lead the coalition

00:43without a strong party mandate. Zaharuddin said PAS's dominance in PN added pressure on Samsuri

00:49to avoid being seen as a puppet who was merely following the Islamic party's agenda.

00:55Mazlan Ali of University Technology Malaysia said Samsuri remained under the shadow of PAS's top

01:01leadership, limiting his ability to make major decisions without party intervention.

01:07He said Samsuri was also expected to struggle for respect in Versatu,

01:11where more dominant and influential figures exist, particularly its deputy president Hamza Zaharuddin.

01:18PlanUjo FMT

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