"PAS would like to thank everyone, especially the young voters, for putting their trust in us and PN.”

– Abdul Hadi Awang

COMMENT | Even with a hundred seats still uncalled, Abdul Hadi Awang, PAS’ grand poobah, was in a jubilant mood.

Perikatan Nasional (PN) had made enough gains to make the fight between Pakatan Harapan and Umno/BN the sideshow and if you were a rational voter, you would see that PN was slowly shaping up to be a contender with PAS forming the backbone of the coalition.

I have always warned that PAS and Hadi are the existential threat facing this country. I also warned that we should not take for granted that the youth vote is progressive.

PAS grassroots operators relayed to me that they welcomed the...