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Suspended Kuala Sepetang assemblyman Ahmad Man indicates he will wait for formal dismissal from Bersatu before joining Wawasan, citing Malaysia's anti-party hopping legislation that constrains his political mobility.
A Malaysian political analyst predicts the newly launched Wawasan party will adopt Bersatu's Malay-centric electoral blueprint, targeting urban Muslim voters seeking alternatives to faith-based parties.
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Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has firmly rejected suggestions the party could be expelled from Perikatan Nasional, asserting that membership cannot be revoked without due process and that Bersatu will maintain its status as a coalition component.
Political tensions within Perikatan Nasional have prompted senior figures to urge Bersatu toward measured restraint, warning against hasty public statements that could further destabilize the opposition coalition.
PAS is convening a meeting in Kota Baru to address the status of a Bersatu executive councillor position in the Kelantan government after the two parties ended their cooperative arrangement.