00:00PAS appears to be adopting a two-pronged strategy,
00:04keeping communication channels with Bersatu open
00:06despite the formal end of their political cooperation, says an analyst.
00:11The Asia Group Associate Vice President Asr Rosani said
00:14PAS Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man's insistence
00:18that ties with Bersatu were not fully severed
00:20should not be read as dissent but as concern over optics and fallout.
00:25He said the language reassures Malay voters
00:28that PAS remains a coalition builder,
00:31even as Information Chief Ahmad Fahli Sha'ari,
00:34who declared trust with Bersatu was broken, takes a harder line.
00:37On Monday, PAS ended its cooperation with Bersatu,
00:40announcing plans for a new pact to unite the Ummah.
00:44Two days later, Tuan Ibrahim appealed for ties not to be severed,
00:48stressing unity for the sake of the Ummah.
00:51Meanwhile, Azim Fazwan Ahmad Farouk of University Science Malaysia
00:54said PAS leaders like Tuan Ibrahim may see a grand coalition of Malay-Muslim parties
01:00as a stronger force in elections.
01:02He believes this is why Tuan Ibrahim wants to keep ties with like-minded groups.
01:07Nonetheless, Azim expects pragmatic political calculations
01:11to outweigh personal preferences and sentimental attachments
01:15as PAS braces for nationwide elections.
01:18I'm Nung Jarya FMT.
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