Malaysia’s PAS wants unity, but on whose terms?
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- UMNO Youth chief Akmal Saleh attended the opening of PAS’s Youth wing congress as a guest.
- UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki later appeared on stage with PAS leaders and waved the party’s green flag.
- The appearances point to closer ties between the former rivals, though questions remain over the terms of any unity.
Formerly bitter rivals PAS and UMNO are showing signs of moving closer. At PAS’s 72nd annual congress in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, UMNO Youth chief Akmal Saleh attended the opening ceremony of the party’s Youth wing on Sept. 3 as a guest.
At the main congress, or muktamar, the following day, UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki took a place on stage among PAS leaders. He even waved the green PAS flag.
The gestures signal a possible shift between the two parties, but the route to unity may not be smooth, raising the question of whose terms would shape any rapprochement.
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