PAS will remain within Perikatan Nasional despite parting ways with former ally Bersatu.
“Alhamdulillah, the decision has been made, everyone can take it easy now,” PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari told reporters upon leaving the party headquarters last night.
When asked if Pas was still in PN, Fadhli said, “as of tonight, yes.”
In a statement released last night, Pas president Tan Sri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang officially ended the party’s ties with Bersatu.
The statement noted the decision to sever ties was endorsed by the party’s Syura Council on June 2 concerning over over policies, religious considerations and the public interest, relating to Pas’ political cooperation, based on the principle of Muslim unity.
He said the meeting also reviewed the current position and direction of PAS-Bersatu ties through reports, studies and assessments of the current political landscape.
This decision came amid growing tensions between the two parties, prompting a reevaluation of their alliance and ultimately bringing an end to a six-year political partnership that formally began in August 2020, when PN was first established. – NST
