{
  "id": 18255416,
  "title": "BN boleh pilih PH jika PAS berkeras tuntut kerusi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/bn-boleh-pilih-ph-jika-pas-berkeras-tuntut-kerusi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T04:40:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/05/bn-boleh-pilih-ph-jika-pas-berkeras-tuntut-kerusi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ahmad Fadhli Shaari has stated that the cooperation between Umno and PAS this time is more cautious as both parties are taking a stand from past controversies and are aware of the need to manage their relationship well. PAS has taken credit for learning from past mistakes in the distribution of seats with Umno, and now they are more responsive in cooperation between the two parties, according to Ahmad Fadhli Shaari. During a live broadcast on Keluar Sekejap, he mentioned that PAS is aware that taking too strong a stance in seat distribution could lead to the Barisan Nasional (BN) choosing to work with Pakatan Harapan (PH). Fadhli made this comment while discussing Shahril Hamdan's observation that PAS may be willing to accept a smaller seat distribution within its cooperation with BN in the PRN Melaka election. Fadhli believes that cooperation this time is more cautious as PAS and Umno are aware of past controversies and the importance of maintaining good relations between the two parties. PAS has learned a lesson that if they are too aggressive in seat distribution, BN may cooperate with PH, he added. This has happened before, and they do not want it to happen again. They recently noticed signs of BN opening up to discussions with both parties, but it is unclear what exactly will happen. BN's stance on political cooperation has changed several times, moving from a desire to stand alone to a union with Perikatan Nasional (PN), before opening up to discussions with PH. BN eventually agreed to cooperate with PN in the upcoming 14 November poll, with BN contesting 23 seats and PN the remaining five. Umno is deliberately stirring PAS to wonder about the true intentions behind the cooperation. Meanwhile, Shahril suggests that Umno's leadership may not be completely committed to any political cooperation, even if they know their ultimate goal. In Umno's view, this approach might be designed to prevent PAS from demanding too many seats. According to Fadhli, Umno is not serious about cooperating with PH. They only give hopes and visions to show that they have not fully committed to PAS. If PN asks for more seats, Umno can say, \"Don't go overboard, if you don't go elsewhere.\" The same approach is taken towards PH.",
  "summary": "Ketua Penerangan PAS Ahmad Fadhli Shaari berkata partinya kini mengambil pendekatan lebih pragmatik dalam rundingan pembahagian kerusi.",
  "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."
}