00:00A political analyst does not expect PAS to leave Brikatan National just yet,
00:06as the party still has room to pressure Muhyiddin Yassin into honorably giving up the helm of the coalition.
00:13Azmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara said he expected PAS to make use of opposition leader Hamza Zainuddin,
00:20Muhyiddin's nemesis in Bersatu, to push back against the former prime minister
00:24and even pressure him into stepping down as Bersatu president.
00:28He said it was likely PAS would decide to break away from PN only if all efforts failed
00:35and Muhyiddin remained in the driver's seat in the opposition coalition.
00:40Lauza Wei of the International Islamic University of Malaysia said PAS now believes it has the capability
00:46and value that Bersatu now holds, which the Islamic party lacked during PN's formation.
00:52Back then, he said, Bersatu's value to PAS was its comparatively moderate image
00:58and the presence of technocrats and experienced statesmen in its ranks.
01:03Lauz said this changed with PAS gaining more experience in governance,
01:07as well as the emergence of more moderate leaders such as Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
01:13and Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
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