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The Urimai chairman argues that PAS's decision to sever ties with Bersatu significantly weakened the opposition coalition and effectively handed government control to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Bersatu's information chief Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz has flagged growing concerns about PAS's increasingly dominant role within the Perikatan Nasional coalition, citing recent structural changes as evidence of the Islamist party's consolidation strategy.
Finance Minister Annuar Musa has called on Bersatu to exercise patience and avoid hasty public statements as Perikatan Nasional grapples with deepening internal strains that threaten the opposition coalition's stability.
Perikatan Nasional has removed Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin from their leadership positions in a significant coalition restructuring move.
Senior PAS figures gathered at party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur for an opposition parliamentary meeting as mounting tensions with Bersatu threaten to reshape Malaysia's political coalition dynamics.
Hamzah Zainudin's reactivation within Perikatan Nasional is reshaping the PAS-led coalition's public positioning as it prepares for GE16, with strategists identifying him as instrumental to broadening electoral appeal.
Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has reasserted the party's determination to remain in Perikatan Nasional, dismissing any possibility of unilateral removal. The party will contest upcoming state elections under the PN banner.