Direct talks for equal allocations will minimise PN’s rhetoric, say analysts

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Syaza Shukri and James Chin say entering into negotiations with individual opposition MPs will help the government better manage the opposing narrative.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/09/direct-talks-for-equal-allocations-will-minimise-pns-rhetoric-say-analysts/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/09/peruntukan-pembangkang-rundingan-individu-mampu-lemahkan-retorik-pn-kata-penganalisis/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #FadillahYusof #PerikatanNasional #UnityGovernment

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00:00The unity government's willingness to negotiate with individual MPs regarding allocations

00:07for their constituencies signals Putrajaya's desire to keep opposition attacks in check,

00:13say analysts.

00:14Shahzad Shukri of International Islamic University Malaysia said the government appears eager

00:20to conclude a deal even though talks with Perikatan Nasional have stalled.

00:25She said without an agreement, the opposition will continue to use the issue as ammunition

00:30against the government, highlighting that PN had no strong reason for rejecting the

00:34previous draft Memorandum of Understanding en bloc.

00:39On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila Yusof said he was open to conducting negotiations

00:44on allocations with opposition MPs on an individual basis.

00:49However, past Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man reminded PN MPs that they were prohibited

00:55from negotiating individually for allocations.

00:59James Chin of the University of Tasmania said there was no particular need for the unity

01:04government to have an MOU with the opposition, adding that it was strong enough to pass bills

01:09in the Dewan Rakyat on its own.

01:12Chin added that the government may be seeking to exercise control over the opposition's

01:17racial and religious rhetoric by dealing with their MPs individually.

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