PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said no formal announcement is needed as Bersatu had already announced plans to form a new alliance. PETALING JAYA : PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has claimed that Bersatu had automatically ceased to be part of Perikatan Nasional (PN) after announcing plans to PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has claimed that Bersatu had automatically ceased to be part of Perikatan Nasional (PN) after announcing plans to form a new political coalitionHadi alleged that the PN constitution states that any party that chooses to join or form another alliance would automatically lose its membership. When asked whether PN would issue an official statement confirming Bersatu was no longer part of the coalition, Hadi said this was unnecessary. PAS ended its political cooperation with Bersatu last month, but both parties remain PN component parties despite worsening ties. Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, however, also said that his party would form a stronger new coalition with several parties following the Negeri Sembilan state election.