Muhyiddin Yassin claimed yesterday that Bersatu and PAS had agreed to abolish the PN chairman’s post as part of the coalition’s restructuring. PETALING JAYA : Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin appears increasingly desperate to hold on to the helm of Perikatan Nasional (PN), although his efforts may have paid off as PAS appears to have been pushed into a corner, an analyst says. Syaza Shukri of International Islamic University Malaysia said Muhyiddin’s claim that PAS and Bersatu had agreed to abolish the PN chairmanship – which PAS has denied – demonstrated his desperation to continue leading PN, one way or another. I think he will use his position as Bersatu president to argue that he’s higher in the pecking order than (PAS’s candidate for the PN chairmanship). Fauzi said the latest debacle in the PN chairmanship crisis would only buttress his rivals’ arguments that Muhyiddin should no longer lead the coalition.