00:00Although Negeri Sembilan Manchir Besar Aminuddin Harun has been granted a six-month reprieve in a tussle between Barsan National
00:09and Pakatan Harapan,
00:11ties between the two coalitions face a litmus test over their ability to ease tensions, says an analyst.
00:18Awang Azman-Pawi of University Malaya said the period serves as a political probation to gauge how well the two
00:26coalitions can manage differences within the state government.
00:30He said a smooth six months would strengthen belief that the PHBN formula can last until the next general election.
00:39However, failure to ease tensions could signal that state-level fissures may spread to the federal level.
00:46Aminuddin had faced an attempt to oust him by 14 UMNO assemblymen who withdrew their support.
00:52But AMRO's national leadership stood by the party's partnership with PH, with both sides later agreeing to defer the state
00:59assembly sitting.
01:01Meanwhile, University Science Malaysia's Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid said the six-month window was a temporary reprieve from a rift
01:08that could disrupt the state government,
01:11describing it as sweeping the problem under the carpet rather than addressing it.
01:16Awang Azman said the window was a political ceasefire rather than a path to lasting stability,
01:23attributing its fragility to misaligned interests between the state and federal leaders,
01:28as well as unchecked public attacks among coalition partners.
01:32I'm Arminthal Raja, FMT.
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