Akmal tells PAS to revive MN, Fadhli says only after Umno leaves Harapan
Published: Dec 25, 2025 3:45 PM
Updated: 7:50 PM
Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has called for Perikatan Nasional to be dissolved amid fresh signs of infighting within the coalition, particularly in Perlis.
In a Facebook post, Akmal said Umno had repeatedly urged PAS to prioritise strengthening the Muafakat Nasional (MN) pact shared by the two Malay-Muslim parties before the 2022 general election.
However, he said PAS instead chose to reinforce its alliance with Bersatu under PN.
“Today, you see each other’s true colours, getting stabbed in the back,” he said, referring to eight PN assemblypersons withdrawing support for Perlis Menteri Besar Shukri Ramli.
“Just dissolve PN and revive MN. How about that?”
Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh
MN was formed by Umno and PAS in 2019, marking a breakthrough in consolidating Malay political power after decades of rivalry between the two parties.
However, following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government and the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister in 2020, PAS opted to work with Bersatu to form PN - a move Umno viewed as a betrayal.
PAS had also insisted on including Bersatu in MN, which Umno opposed. The pact ended in December 2022, with Umno backing PKR president Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister.
PAS leaders have repeatedly floated the idea of reviving MN, although party president Abdul Hadi Awang has said this must not involve Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Separately, PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said he fully agreed with Akmal’s call to revive MN, describing it as a key step towards “uniting the ummah”.
“Once Umno-BN declares that they are leaving the alliance with Harapan, we can relaunch MN,” he said in a Facebook post.
MN was formed by Umno and PAS in 2019, marking a breakthrough in consolidating Malay political power after decades of rivalry between the two parties.
However, following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government and the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister in 2020, PAS opted to work with Bersatu to form PN - a move Umno viewed as a betrayal.
PAS had also insisted on including Bersatu in MN, which Umno opposed. The pact ended in December 2022, with Umno backing PKR president Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister.
PAS leaders have repeatedly floated the idea of reviving MN, although party president Abdul Hadi Awang has said this must not involve Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Separately, PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said he fully agreed with Akmal’s call to revive MN, describing it as a key step towards “uniting the ummah”.
“Once Umno-BN declares that they are leaving the alliance with Harapan, we can relaunch MN,” he said in a Facebook post.
PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari
He added that negotiations should resume through a committee comprising leaders from both PAS and Umno.
Different view
Perlis Harapan Youth, however, has taken a different view on the vacancy of three state assembly seats in Perlis and the state assembly speaker’s intention to hold by-elections.
Its chief, Dr Ahmad Fadhzil Mohamad, said parties in the state government - PAS and Bersatu - should set aside their egos and engage in discussions to resolve the crisis.
“Even if Harapan and BN were to win all the by-elections, should they be held, it would still not change the position of the existing state government.
“Therefore, efforts to undermine the state’s political stability on such grounds are baseless and irresponsible,” he said in a statement today.
The 15-seat Perlis state assembly initially comprised 14 PN lawmakers - nine from PAS and five from Bersatu - while PKR’s Indera Kayang assemblyperson Gan Ay Ling represents Harapan as the single opposition.
He added that negotiations should resume through a committee comprising leaders from both PAS and Umno.
Different view
Perlis Harapan Youth, however, has taken a different view on the vacancy of three state assembly seats in Perlis and the state assembly speaker’s intention to hold by-elections.
Its chief, Dr Ahmad Fadhzil Mohamad, said parties in the state government - PAS and Bersatu - should set aside their egos and engage in discussions to resolve the crisis.
“Even if Harapan and BN were to win all the by-elections, should they be held, it would still not change the position of the existing state government.
“Therefore, efforts to undermine the state’s political stability on such grounds are baseless and irresponsible,” he said in a statement today.
The 15-seat Perlis state assembly initially comprised 14 PN lawmakers - nine from PAS and five from Bersatu - while PKR’s Indera Kayang assemblyperson Gan Ay Ling represents Harapan as the single opposition.
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