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
Comments