PAS to contest under PN banner in Melaka polls
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said the decision not to use its own logo was based on the advice of its Syura Council. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: PAS will contest under the Perikatan Nasional banner in the coming Melaka state elections, party president Abdul Hadi Awang said tonight.
Hadi said the decision was based on the advice of the party’s highest decision making body, the Syura Council, which met on Sunday.
“The PAS central working committee has given the nod for the party to contest under the PN logo in the Melaka polls,” he said in a statement.
Yesterday, the Syura Council was reported to have called for straight fights in Melaka after speculation that PAS might go it alone.
The council said however it would leave it to the working committee to make a decision based on the most effective strategy to win the election and deny victory to Pakatan Harapan.
The decision comes days after Umno said it wanted to work with the Islamic party for the elections, but PAS would have to use its own logo, to avoid head-to-head battles between the two largest Malay parties.
PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin had previously announced that the coalition would contest all 28 state seats and had decided to field candidates from Bersatu, PAS and Gerakan under its logo.
Melaka goes to the polls on Nov 20, with nominations set for Nov 8.
PETALING JAYA: PAS will contest under the Perikatan Nasional banner in the coming Melaka state elections, party president Abdul Hadi Awang said tonight.
Hadi said the decision was based on the advice of the party’s highest decision making body, the Syura Council, which met on Sunday.
“The PAS central working committee has given the nod for the party to contest under the PN logo in the Melaka polls,” he said in a statement.
Yesterday, the Syura Council was reported to have called for straight fights in Melaka after speculation that PAS might go it alone.
The council said however it would leave it to the working committee to make a decision based on the most effective strategy to win the election and deny victory to Pakatan Harapan.
The decision comes days after Umno said it wanted to work with the Islamic party for the elections, but PAS would have to use its own logo, to avoid head-to-head battles between the two largest Malay parties.
PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin had previously announced that the coalition would contest all 28 state seats and had decided to field candidates from Bersatu, PAS and Gerakan under its logo.
Melaka goes to the polls on Nov 20, with nominations set for Nov 8.
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The inimitable Teresa Teng.
Very bitter pill to swallow for PAS grassroots.
ReplyDeleteExcept for the brief period during its BN membership, PAS has always stood under its own logo since before 1957.
It is typical of PAS to try and use trickery to win seats. Imagine a party taking part in an election and is afraid to use its only party logo!
ReplyDeleteOnly a Malaccan fool will not be able to identify this extremist, racist party and reject it.