{
  "id": 7417112,
  "title": "Kurang percaya terhadap PAS dorong Umno gesa PRN Terengganu, kata penganalisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/kurang-percaya-terhadap-pas-dorong-umno-gesa-prn-terengganu-kata-7417112",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/15/kurang-percaya-terhadap-pas-dorong-umno-gesa-prn-terengganu-kata-penganalisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Analysts suggest that PAS's desire to retain all its seats and possibly field a chief minister candidate could breed distrust within Umno. The proposal for PAS to hold a PRN (Primary Resolution Nomination) in Terengganu to prove its commitment to unity among Malay Malaysians may stem from a lack of trust in the party, according to Mazlan Ali, a professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Mazlan points to statements made by several PAS leaders during a recent party meeting about the chief minister position and contested seats as potential sources of this skepticism. PAS has declared its intention to retain the seats it won in the previous general election based on the \"contested seat\" formula, in addition to its ambition to govern the federal government and showcase its own chief minister candidate. Mazlan believes these comments indicate that Umno does not fully trust PAS. Mohamad Hasan, Umno's vice-president, suggested as much on Saturday, proposing that if both parties can agree on a formula for contested seats in Terengganu, a similar approach could be applied to the upcoming general election. However, PAS vice-president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man rejected the proposal on Sunday. Umno's deputy president, Lau Zhe Wei, from Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, warned that Umno is likely to regret the proposal if it realizes PAS will not gain any seats if the \"contested seat\" formula is used in a PAS-Umno cooperation, particularly in Terengganu. PAS and its allies in Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Bersatu currently hold all 32 DUN seats and eight parliamentary seats in Terengganu, but Lau cautioned that the proposal could backfire due to concerns about Umno's commitment to the Malay unity agenda in Melaka. Melaka had previously declared its intention to retain 21 of its 21 seats in the PRN Melaka 2021, while PAS failed to win any seats out of the total 28 DUN seats. According to Lau, Umno cannot hope for both parties to favor it, and the willingness to cede seats is one of the key factors that will determine how Umno and PAS negotiate ahead of the PRN Melaka.",
  "summary": "Pendirian PAS mengenai kerusi dan calon perdana menteri mungkin menimbulkan rasa kurang senang dalam Umno, kata penganalisis.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Kurang percaya terhadap PAS dorong Umno gesa PRN Terengganu, kata penganalisis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/kurang-percaya-terhadap-pas-dorong-umno-gesa-prn-terengganu-kata",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}