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Malaysia’s Perikatan Nasional rudderless as search for opposition’s new chief deadlocked

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PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (left) and vice-president Samsuri Mokhtar, have had their names bandied about as possible candidates to take over as PN chief.

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (left) and vice-president Samsuri Mokhtar, have had their names bandied about as possible candidates to take over as PN chief.

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  • Perikatan Nasional seeks a new chairman after Muhyiddin Yassin's resignation, with PAS wanting to take over but facing internal and external resistance.
  • PAS chief Hadi Awang backs Dr Samsuri Mokhtar, but his candidacy is opposed by those favouring a religious scholar or ulama.
  • PN's other members insist the opposition coalition must be led by a party president but Muhyiddin is dead set against continuing as chairman.

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Three weeks after former premier Muhyiddin Yassin

quit as Perikatan Nasional (PN) chief,

Malaysia’s main opposition coalition still does not have a new chairman. 

Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has signalled

its readiness

to take over the reins, seeing it as a natural progression given it has more elected representatives across Parliament and the 13 state assemblies than any other party.

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