Najib factor could unite PAS, Umno and Bersatu, says analyst

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Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara says an alliance could result in a ‘win-win’ outcome for all three parties.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/03/najib-factor-could-unite-pas-umno-and-bersatu-says-analyst/   Laporan Lanjut:   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 #NajibRazak #PAS #Umno #Bersatu

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00:00Former Prime Minister Najib Razak may turn out to be the unifying factor for three Malay-based

00:06parties currently at odds with each other, an analyst said.

00:11Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said a shared belief that Najib be placed under house arrest

00:16might pave the way for PAS, UMNO and BERSATU to work together during or after the next

00:21general election.

00:23He said an alliance may present a win-win outcome as PAS and BERSATU need UMNO's clout

00:28to expand their voter base, while UMNO would be willing to work with the two parties to

00:32strengthen its position among Malay voters.

00:35Syed Arabi Idid of the International Islamic University Malaysia believes the opposition

00:39party's rally on January 6th may be part of its strategy to put pressure on the government.

00:45However, he said an alliance could be short-lived given their history of only uniting against

00:50common adversaries like DAP or Pakatan Harapan, adding that their differences would resurface

00:55once the immediate threat is gone.

00:57Meanwhile, James Chin of the University of Tasmania questioned why PAS was championing

01:02Najib's cause given that he was previously an enemy of the party and also questioned

01:07whether there was something else going on behind the scenes.

01:10The rally is being held on the day the Court of Appeal will hear his application for leave

01:15to adduce fresh evidence in his appeal to serve the remainder of his jail term under

01:19house arrest, an order which he claims was issued in a supplementary decree to the February

01:242nd announcement.

01:25Dhanushwaja Reza, FMT News.

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