{
  "id": 18249350,
  "title": "Rigid seat demands could drive Umno to PH, says PAS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/rigid-seat-demands-could-drive-umno-to-ph-says-pas-18249350",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T04:36:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/05/rigid-seat-demands-could-drive-umno-to-ph-says-pas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari has revealed that the current collaboration between Umno and PAS is more cautious, as both parties recognize their past conflicts and the necessity to handle their relationship cautiously. Speaking on the Keluar Sekejap podcast, Fadhli explained that PAS has learned from its previous seat negotiation errors with Umno and is adopting a more pragmatic stance in their current partnership. Responding to co-host Shahril Hamdan's remark that PAS seemed to accept a smaller share of seats in their agreement with BN for the Melaka elections, Fadhli stated that the current cooperation between PAS and Umno is more measured because both parties are conscious of their past disagreements and the importance of managing their relationship carefully. Fadhli warned that rigid demands for seat allocations could lead to BN partnering with PH. He emphasized that this warning has been echoed in the past and emphasized that PAS does not wish to see a repetition of such a scenario. Shahril Hamdan suggested that Umno-led coalition might maintain its options open during negotiations, aiming to prevent PAS from becoming too confident in their partnership. He speculated that Umno could be tactically keeping PAS uncertain to dissuade the party from making excessive seat demands.",
  "summary": "Information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari says PAS is taking a more pragmatic approach to negotiations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}