{
  "id": 18256234,
  "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-18256234",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T04:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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 explained that the cooperation between Umno and PAS this time is more cautious as both parties take their stand from past disagreements and recognize the need to manage their relationship well. PAS has taken credit from mistakes in the past distribution of seats with Umno and now cooperates more with the two parties, said its Chairman Ahmad Fadhli Shaari. Speaking on Keluar Sekejap radio, Fadhli said PAS is aware that overly aggressive actions in seat distribution could lead the Barisan Nasional (BN) to cooperate with Pakatan Harapan (PH). He said this when discussing Shahril Hamdan's observation that PAS seems ready to accept smaller seat distribution within its cooperation with BN for the PRN Melaka. According to Fadhli, this cooperation is more cautious as PAS and Umno are aware of past disagreements and the importance of maintaining their relationship well. PAS has learned one thing: if we are too aggressive in seat distribution, BN will cooperate with PH, he said. This has happened before, and we do not want it to repeat. The signs for this were recently seen when BN seemed to open space for discussions with both parties before finally agreeing to cooperate with PN for the 14 Nov elections, with BN standing for 23 seats and PN for the remaining five. Umno deliberately makes PAS wonder what is really happening. Meanwhile, Shahril suggested Umno's leadership might deliberately avoid committing fully to any political cooperation, even knowing the direction they wish to take, in order to prevent PAS from making excessive seat claims. He believes this may be an attempt to ensure PAS does not make overly aggressive seat claims. Umno may not be serious about cooperating with PH, he said, offering hopes and visions to show they have not fully committed to PAS. When PN asks for more seats, Umno can say, \"Don't take more, if you don't go elsewhere.\" At the same time, similar actions are taken against 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."
}