Perikatan Nasional

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PAS and Bersatu are now divorced, but who gets custody of Malaysia’s opposition pact PN?

Perikatan Nasional allies, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Muhyiddin Yassin (left) and PAS president Hadi Awang, in happier times.

Malaysia’s PAS party cuts ties with Bersatu, says president Abdul Hadi Awang

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang (second from left) says the party will end its ties with Bersatu, while remaining open to electoral cooperation with it.

Negri Sembilan faces political uncertainty with state assembly dissolved, bid to appoint new ruler

Seats beside Negeri Sembilan ruler Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir were left vacated as the chieftains decided to boycott the opening of the state assembly on April 23.

Perikatan Nasional chairman named Malaysia’s new opposition leader

Perikatan Nasional chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (above) replaces former Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainuddin as parliamentary opposition leader.

‘The mosque, the river, the sea’: Why Terengganu folk say they need little else to be happy

The Malaysian Happiness Index ranked Terengganu at the top of its 2024 report.

Malaysia’s PAS party set to lead opposition lawmakers

Malaysia’s opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional will be led by a Member Parliament from PAS.

Hadi’s protege Samsuri takes helm of Malaysia’s Perikatan Nasional after Muhyiddin exit

PAS vice-president Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar will now succeed as the chairman of Perikatan Nasional.

Malaysia’s opposition fractures as sacked leader races to PAS, threatens Muhyiddin’s grip

Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Feb 14 that “various efforts were made through meetings with those involved to find a peaceful resolution and save Bersatu.”

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

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.

Former aide recounts events that led to ex-Malaysian PM Muhyiddin quitting as opposition PN chief

Dr Marzuki remarked that former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin’s decision to resign was a personal and rational choice.

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