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End of BN-Umno, PN if PAS joins Anwar?
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20, 2023: Should Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim succeed in bringing the Taliban-like PAS into his Unity Government (UG), it not only reduces Umno’s influence.
The Umno-controlled Barisan Nasional (that includes MCA and MIC) will immediately become politically irrelevant to Malaysians.
After the 15th General Election (GE) in November, Umno was returned to the 222-seat Parliament with only 26 seats (its worst evcr electoral performance) while PAS won 42 seats (the party with the biggest number of MPs).
Who do you think Anwar will choose (between PAS and Umno) for Malay political relevance?
Of course the Sarawak and Sabah bloc rermains the Kingmaker to ensure the survival of multi-racial Malaysia.
The “new” UG will see PAS with 42 MPs, DAP (40), Anwar’s PKR (31) and Amanah (eight) control Peninsular Malaysia.
However, the prized premiership will still be beyond the reach of PAS, as Pakatan Harapan (PH), led by Anwar will be supported by 79 MPs.
Unless Pakatan Nasional (PN), led by the racist Muhyiddin “I Am Malay First” Yassin and BN, can engineer a political change by the next GE which must be held in 2027, PN is history.
Since Salahuddin Ayub’ demise on July 23, his Cabinet vacancy had yet to be filled. Is Anwar waiting for bigger political changes to form a new Cabinet?
Anwar’s significant delay in making a Cabinet reshuffle following the demise of Amanah’s Salahuddin Ayub is thus adding fuel to the possibility of PAS joing the UG.
So, what do you think is it is going to be?
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the possible significant coalition change:
PAS’s inclusion may reduce Umno’s influence in unity govt, says analyst
Akademi Nusantara’s Azmi Hassan says that PAS’s strong influence in garnering Malay support may become a cause for concern for Umno.
Anne Muhammad and Lynelle Tham - 20 Oct 2023, 7:30am
Azmi Hassan said the recent state polls and two by-elections in Johor and Pahang indicate a growing level of support among Malays for PAS.
PETALING JAYA: The potential inclusion of PAS in the unity government may diminish Umno’s influence within the administration, an analyst said.
Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said the Islamist party’s strong Malay support may be cause for concern for Umno.
“Bringing PAS into the unity government (may make) Umno feel cast away, as PAS is too dominant in procuring Malay support,” Azmi told FMT.
He said the recent state polls and two by-elections in Johor and Pahang indicate a growing level of support among Malays for PAS.
“Similarly, MIC or MCA are not happy staying in Barisan Nasional because they have been cast away or seem unimportant, because DAP is so dominant in the government,” he said.
He said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim must also learn how to manage the relationship between DAP and PAS.
“It’s somewhat like the north and south, they vastly differ in terms of their ideologies and political principles,” he added.
However, Azmi said he is uncertain whether PAS would be willing to part ways with Perikatan Nasional as the coalition still believes it can eventually form the federal government.
He said PAS might consider joining the unity government if the party accepts that it cannot depend entirely on Malay voters to establish the federal government.
“I believe there will come a day when PAS realises that it cannot rely on Malay voters 100% to form the federal government,” he added.
Mazlan Ali of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia said PAS’s inclusion could contribute to national stability and provide Anwar substantial support in the Dewan Rakyat, empowering him to pursue various reforms and initiatives.
“Of course, the advantage for Anwar and his government when PAS joins the unity government is that Anwar will have the largest support in the Dewan Rakyat.
“This will certainly allow Anwar to pursue his reforms. He can introduce various reforms in the Dewan Rakyat,” said Mazlan.
In a recent interview with TIME Magazine, Anwar confirmed that an offer was indeed made to PAS to join his administration.
When asked about the response he received from the party, the prime minister said PAS neither gave him a positive answer nor a clear rejection.
He indicated that the door for PAS to join his administration was still open, “contingent” upon major policy conditions being accepted.
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