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Perikatan Nasional has secured official regulatory approval for its new leadership structure, with Datuk Seri Samsuri taking the chairman role in a move that strengthens PAS's grip on the Islamist-nationalist coalition.
Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad has rejected suggestions that Perikatan Nasional's inability to form government after GE15 resulted from personal jealousy or ego, attributing the outcome instead to constitutional impediments.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke and Johor Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz held their first public encounter since an online disagreement, presenting a united front at an official ministry event despite underlying tensions.