Reading between the lines of PAS vice-president Amar Abdullah’s remarks, former law minister Zaid Ibrahim believes the Islamist party is backing Bersatu deputy president Hamzah Zainuddin over his superior Muhyiddin Yassin as its preferred prime minister candidate for the next general election.

He told Malaysiakini this when asked to elaborate on his post on X titled “PAS’ magnanimity, Bersatu’s moment of truth”.