00:00Ahmad Faizal Azumu's confidence that other parties will rally behind Bersatu if PAS chooses to break out on its own
00:08is misplaced, analysts say, arguing that such support would do little to strengthen the party's electoral prospects.
00:15International Islamic University Malaysia political analyst Shaza Shukri said it was unclear which parties the Bersatu vice president was referring
00:24to in his recent remarks.
00:26She suggested that Faizal may have been alluding to parties within the Ikatan Prihatin Rakyat grouping, but questioned whether they
00:34would align with his emphasis on Malay interests.
00:37Shaza suggested that in the event of a split, the smaller Malay-Muslim parties would likely gravitate towards PAS, particularly
00:46if the Islamic party collaborates with former Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zangnuddin.
00:51University Technology Malaysia political analyst Mazlan Ali also took the view that Faizal was being overly optimistic about Bersatu's prospects
01:01without PAS.
01:02Mazlan said he was almost certain Bersatu would be in a weaker position without PAS than if the two parties
01:10worked together under Perikatan Nasional.
01:12Hanyujo, FMT
01:14I'll see you next time.
01:14Always.
01:14Bye.
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