00:00The lack of trust between PAS and UMNO remains the biggest obstacle to the revival of the Muafakat National Alliance,
00:07an analyst said, amid speculation that the two largest Malay Muslim parties would cooperate once more.
00:14Awang Asman Pawi of University Malaya said recent meetings involving PAS and UMNO leaders suggested MN 2.0 was increasingly
00:24possible, but it was still far from becoming reality.
00:27He told FMT the biggest obstacle is trust, adding that UMNO remains suspicious of PAS because of past experiences, namely
00:36when the Islamic party chose to establish Perikatan National with Bursatu.
00:41PAS, meanwhile, has to consider whether cooperation with UMNO will weaken its position in PN.
00:47On Friday, PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang confirmed that PAS and UMNO leaders met in Kuala Lumpur, but described it
00:56as a routine meeting.
00:58He said he was not personally involved.
01:00The meeting came days after PAS Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man called for PAS and UMNO to work together
01:08in the Johor state election, saying it was the right time to revive MN.
01:13The push for closer ties also comes as PAS reviews its relationship with Bursatu, following a series of disagreements within
01:22PN.
01:24Shruti Menon, FMT
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