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Calling the shots or jumping the gun? PAS wraps up congress with pushback against ally Bersatu
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PAS president Hadi Awang (left) appeared to suggest that those aged above 70 like himself and former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin should not be gunning for the prime minister role.
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- PN faces internal conflict as PAS and Bersatu vie for dominance and the PM candidate role for the next general election.
- PAS is challenging Bersatu's leadership, proposing its own PM candidate and greater control within PN, leveraging its larger parliamentary presence.
- PAS is seeking more influence on electoral decisions, such as demanding the lion's share of seats to contest.
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ALOR SETAR – Malaysia’s Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) wrapped up its annual congress on Sept 16 with a bold call for leadership change in the opposition bloc, as its leaders signalled readiness to take a bigger role in national politics.
The four-day event saw the Islamist party’s 3,000 delegates endorse resolutions positioning PAS as the natural leader of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) opposition coalition, to reflect its place in the pecking order above coalition ally Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.
