00:00While non-Malays would prefer former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin than a past leader to lead Perkatan Nasional,
00:07the survival of the opposition coalition hinges on the Islamic Party, two analysts say.
00:13Their remarks follow those of Urimay Chairman P. Ramasamy,
00:17who claimed on May 8 that no past leader could match Muhyiddin's national political experience.
00:23He also said that Pakatan Harapan fears the Pagoh MP more than any past figure
00:28because of his broader non-Malay appeal.
00:32Mazlan Ali of University Technology Malaysia said Ramasamy's framing should be read
00:37within his political worldview of Malaysia as a plural society.
00:42But Shaza Shukri of International Islamic University Malaysia pushed back on the claim
00:47that Anwar Ibrahim's government is more anxious about Muhyiddin than past.
00:52Shaza said the main difference between Muhyiddin and PN Chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
00:58was experienced as Muhyiddin had served as Prime Minister while PAS had never led the federal government.
01:04But she cautioned against reading the gap as a decisive advantage,
01:08saying less experience also means less political baggage.
01:12Han Yujo, FMT.
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