PAS holding fire on Umno man in Ayer Kuning to keep alliance hopes alive, says analyst

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Yusri Ibrahim said the Islamic party is using the Ayer Kuning state seat by-election to convince Umno-BN that continuing to work with PH is not in their best interests.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/19/pas-holding-fire-on-umno-man-in-ayer-kuning-to-keep-alliance-hopes-alive-says-analyst   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/04/19/pas-kurang-serang-umno-kerana-masih-ingin-bersama-dakwa-penganalisis  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #PAS #Umno #MuafakatNasional

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00:00A political analyst claims that PAS has refrained from aggressively attacking UMNO during the

00:07ayakuning by-election campaign as the Islamic party may still be hoping to rekindle its alliance

00:13with the party. Yusri Ibrahim of University of Malaysia Terengganu said PAS may be holding back

00:19criticism in hopes of reviving its muafakat national pact with UMNO, especially with the

00:2416th general election on the horizon. Yusri said the by-election is being used to

00:29convince Barisan Nacional that continuing their cooperation with Pakatan Harapan in the

00:34unity government is not in their best interest. He said Perikatan Nacional has largely focused its

00:40attacks on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the Mandani government, allowing UMNO to concentrate

00:45on their campaign strategy with minimal disruptions. The analyst said PAS is likely playing a strategic

00:51game by keeping the door open for cooperation with UMNO, especially as tensions rise within PN.

00:58On Thursday, FMT reported that PAS may be positioning itself to exert greater influence within PN ahead

01:05of GE16, with the Bersatu source suggesting the move could stem from dissatisfaction with Bersatu's

01:11leadership of the coalition.

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