PAS needs moderate ally as support base nears ceiling, says KJ

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Ex-Umno Youth chief says PAS sees Hamzah Zainudin and Parti Wawasan Negara as a vehicle to broaden its appeal beyond its traditional base.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/06/19/pas-needs-moderate-ally-as-support-base-nears-ceiling-says-kj  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/06/19/asas-penyokong-hampir-tepu-pas-mahukan-sekutu-sederhana-kata-kj  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00Cara yang paling senang untuk PAS mengembangkan market mereka

00:05kepada golongan penghuni Melayu yang lebih moderate,

00:09yang lebih progressive, yang tidak terlalu conservative,

00:12yang sama ada berada di bandar ataupun pinggiran bandar

00:15ataupun dua bandar yang mungkin tidak senang

00:18dengan pendekatan conservative PAS

00:23kalau ikut sejarah PAS selama ini

00:25adalah untuk bekerjasama dengan sebuah entiti politik Melayu yang lebih moderate.

00:31Former UMNO Youth Chief Kairi Jamaluddin

00:34says PAS's traditional religious support base is near saturation point.

00:39Speaking on the Keluas Kejar podcast,

00:41Kairi said PAS had attempted to broaden its appeal

00:44by bringing more professionals into its ranks

00:46and placing teknokrat Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar at the forefront.

00:51However, he said the party's growth was constrained

00:54by its long-standing Islamic identity.

00:57Kairi noted that Hamzah Zainuddin had,

01:00while in Bersatu, presented PAS with an alternative

01:03at a time when the party was at odds with Ahmad Zahid Hamidis Amno.

01:08Sekarang ini, dia lihat Hamzah dan juga parti Hamzah

01:11adalah the moderate Malay partner

01:14yang boleh dijadikan sebagai rakan sekutu

01:17untuk memastikan bahawa market Melayu

01:21yang mungkin PAS dapat selama ini

01:23the best 50%, dulu 30%, mungkin naik kepada 50%,

01:28boleh melonjak naik sampai 70%

01:31disebabkan ada rakan kongsi

01:33yang mungkin lebih acceptable

01:35kepada Melayu moderate ataupun Melayu professional

01:38dalam bentuk Hamzah Zainuddin dan juga parti

01:41wawasan negara.

01:43Tanusha Manogaran, FMT.

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