00:00An analyst has cautioned that Perikatan National risks sliding into a two-captains power struggle
00:07unless it clarifies the leadership structure of its proposed presidential council.
00:13Shahzah Shukri of International Islamic University Malaysia said
00:16PN must spell out where real authority would lie if a presidential council were formed,
00:22the PN chairman or the head of the council.
00:24She said this polemic might have been avoided if PN continued its earlier practice
00:30of appointing a chairman from among the leaders of its component parties,
00:35as was the case when Bersatu President Muhyiddin Yassin held the post.
00:39Shahzah told FMT that however, when past President Abdul Hadi Awang declined the position due to health reasons,
00:46it created a dilemma making it appear as though there was an attempt to bring Muhyiddin back
00:51as head of the presidential council.
00:53Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri from Global Asia Consulting warned that a dual leadership could weaken PN,
01:02saying that two captains on one ship will only create confusion,
01:06especially when PAS has more seats than Bersatu.
01:10As Mil Taib of University Science Malaysia said,
01:13the move to push forward with such a council might be a temporary measure
01:17to mend relations between PAS and Bersatu and repair PN's public image.
01:23High Neutral FMT.
01:25High Neutral FMT.
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