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Pahang's PAS leadership has indicated flexibility towards cooperating with Umno, though the possibility of electoral confrontation persists as both parties navigate shifting political dynamics in the eastern state.
PAS President Hadi Awang has disclosed that Perikatan Nasional deliberately took a secondary role in Johor's electoral strategy to prevent Umno from losing its grip on the state government.
Kedah's Menteri Besar Sanusi Nor apparently views the BN-PN political alliance primarily as a PAS-Umno arrangement focused on Malay Muslim interests, according to former Umno leader Puad Zarkashi, with other coalition partners sidelined.
PAS has signalled its readiness to support UMNO in forming a Johor state government should Barisan Nasional fail to win an outright majority in the upcoming state election.