00:00PAS Vice President Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar is the new Chairman of Perikatan Nasional.
00:06Samsuri's appointment was unanimously agreed to by the PN Presidential Council,
00:11comprising Bersatu's Muhyiddin Yassin, PAS's Abdul Hadi Awang,
00:16Gerakan's Dominic Lau and the Malaysian Indian People's Parties P. Punitun.
00:22PAS Secretary General Takiyudin Hassan said Muhyiddin has been appointed a PN Deputy Chairman.
00:28He said Hadi has decided to no longer be a part of the PN Supreme Council,
00:33but will remain in the coalition's Presidential Council.
00:37Separately, Perikatan Nasional's component parties have agreed to PAS taking over the opposition leader's role
00:43currently held by former Bersatu Deputy President Hamza Zainudin.
00:48However, Takiyudin said no decision has been made yet by the coalition.
00:52He also said PAS will need some time to look into the matter.
00:57Natasha Bust, FMT.
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