{
  "id": 18051773,
  "title": "Pelan kerusi Amanah bagi PRU16 beri bayangan pakatan PH-Bersatu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/pelan-kerusi-amanah-bagi-pru16-beri-bayangan-pakatan-ph-bersatu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/04/pelan-kerusi-amanah-bagi-pru16-beri-bayangan-pakatan-ph-bersatu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakatan Harapan (PH) is planning to field 32 parliamentary seats in the 2016 General Election (PRU16), signaling a willingness to form an alliance with the former component party, Bersatu, according to political analyst Azmil Tayeb. This comes after Amanah only contested 11 parliamentary seats in PRU15, down from 11 seats in PRU14 when Bersatu was part of PH.\n\nAzmil believes PH is providing space for Bersatu by requesting Amanah to release some of the seats designed for contestation. The analyst notes that Amanah now serves as PH's main vehicle in Malay-majority constituencies, which also include Bersatu.\n\nHowever, Azmil warns that even with Bersatu, Amanah's performance is unlikely to improve significantly, especially against an opposition alliance of Umno-PAS in PRU16. He cites the humiliating defeat of PH leader Muhyiddin Yassin in the recent Johor and Negeri Sembilan by-elections.\n\nThe Asia Group's deputy president, Asrul Sani, suggests that Amanah's targeted seats may fuel speculation about a PH-Bersatu partnership at the federal level, but also reflects the party's weak standing in Malay-majority areas. Asrul notes that Amanah focuses on smaller electoral districts, aiming for seats that are easier to win, but its recent electoral performance still falls short of expectations.\n\nAmanah won 11 parliamentary seats in PRU14 but fell to eight seats in PRU15. The party managed to win one seat in the July Johor by-election but lost in all nine districts it contested in the September Negeri Sembilan poll. The party also failed to win any seats in Sabah, which held its own by-election in November last year.\n\nLooking ahead to PRU16, Asrul points to the possibility of Amanah losing all its contested seats if Umno and PAS solidify their alliance for the election. He references Amanah's poor performance in recent by-elections, particularly the challenges faced by PAS, which identifies itself as a progressive Islamic party, in attracting Malay voters outside urban areas. Asrul stresses that uniting Malay voters through an Umno-PAS alliance could further strain Amanah's efforts to retain its existing parliamentary seats, including the presidency of the party, Mohamad Sabu, whose Malay voters make up 40% of the total electorate.",
  "summary": "Bagaimanapun, penganalisis Asrul Sani berkata Amanah berisiko tewas di semua kerusi pada PRU16 sekiranya berdepan pakatan Umno-PAS.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}