00:00Perikata Nacional may be on its last legs due to the escalating feud between PAS and Bersatu,
00:06according to analysts. Maslan Ali of University Technology Malaysia said the dispute has become
00:12increasingly serious over the past year, citing tensions in Perlis and Negeri Sumbilan,
00:17and warned that it could lead to a direct split. Maslan said PAS appears to be recalibrating its
00:23political strategy around former Bersatu deputy president Hamza Zainuddin and the recent movement
00:29linked to him, possibly replacing Bersatu as PAS's main partner in PN. Last week, PAS president
00:36Abdul Hadi Awang said the party was reassessing ties with Bersatu, citing several disagreements
00:42involving Negeri Sumbilan, Perlis, Kedah, and Klantan. Maslan said PAS has emerged as the dominant force
00:48in PN because of its grassroots machinery and parliamentary strength, adding that Hadi's
00:53public criticism showed PAS was confident it could survive without Bersatu. He added that PAS seems
00:59less interested in strengthening ties with PN's non-Malay component parties and is more comfortable
01:04with the Malay-Muslim narrative to maintain its power base. Meanwhile, Azmi Hasan of Academy with
01:09Santara Said, PAS wants to open PN to smaller Malay-Muslim parties, while Bersatu opposes new
01:15membership out of concern that Hamza could return through a different platform.
01:19Dinesh Roger Reza, FMT.
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