Malaysia’s PM Anwar could face troubles with rekindling of UMNO-PAS romance

In a special convention, UMNO Youth has urged the party to leave the government and ally with PAS.

In a special convention on Jan 3, UMNO Youth urged the party to leave the unity government and ally with PAS.

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Former premier Najib Razak's extended jail time has fueled UMNO's desire to leave PM Anwar's unity government and revive the Muafakat Nasional pact with PAS.
PAS faces internal pressure to improve opposition bloc PN's standing and fill key leadership roles, amidst speculation about the Islamist party's reconciliation with UMNO.
Three potential scenarios are Mr Anwar co-opting part of the opposition, snap polls, or installing a new PM if support drops below 112 MPs.

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KUALA LUMPUR – Former premier Najib Razak’s hopes of

becoming a free man

were crushed just before Christmas, leading to a growing cohort in UMNO now agitating to leave Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration along with the rest of its Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

After the former UMNO president was handed a

further 15 years in jail

over the 1MDB scandal, the party’s youth wing pushed at its Jan 3 convention for a short-lived pact with Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) to be revived, instead of continuing a rancorous three-year relationship with Datuk Seri Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance.

Malaysia’s PM Anwar could face troubles with rekindling of UMNO-PAS romance

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