In the PAS party elections yesterday, candidates backed by the clergy, or ulama, won a landslide victory for the party’s top posts. Analysts believe this will cause PAS to return to more conservative politics, and possibly lose the support of the Malaysian public at large. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, CEO of IDEAS discusses the future of PAS and its relationship to DAP. He also tackles the increasingly crucial question: Will there still be a Pakatan Rakyat coalition in the next general elections?

This is a report by Aziff Azuddin.