00:01Analysts say Bersatu will not stay quiet after two of its leaders were removed from key Perikatan
00:06national posts, a move seen as an early win for PAS in the opposition coalition's power struggle.
00:13University Technology Malaysia's Mazlan Ali said the removal of Radzi Jidin and Azmin Ali
00:19showed PAS was beginning to reduce Bersatu's influence in PN.
00:23In the shake-up, PAS's Sanusi Noor replaced Radzi as PN election director with MIPP's S. Subramaniam
00:32taking over from Sanusi as PN treasurer. No replacement was named for Azmin.
00:38Shaza Shukri of the International Islamic University Malaysia said the reshuffle was only the beginning
00:45of a larger battle between PAS and Bersatu. She said it was too early to tell which party would
00:51win the battle, although the developments were already hurting PN's image.
00:56Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri of Global Asia Consulting said the removal's short PAS was
01:03asserting its dominance in the coalition. He said the move also raised questions about Bersatu's
01:09position in PN, with the party at risk of being seen only as a junior partner.
01:15Zaharuddin warned that the party could lose credibility if it fails to respond.
01:19Tanusha Manogaran, FMT
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