KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition pact Perikatan Nasional (PN) has plunged into further disarray after coalition partner Parti Se-Islam Malaysia (PAS) denied agreeing to the suggestion to abolish the chairman post, directly contradicting a claim made by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin just a day earlier. The post was previously held by Muhyiddin, who had announced his resignation effective Jan 1. Whoever assumes the PN chairman post would effectively be the bloc’s prime minister candidate going into the next general election that must be held by early 2028. Hadi stressed that the Islamist party was of the opinion that the chairman’s post must remain and not be abolished. The content of the letter has since been reported by Malaysian news outlets.