Hadi against early GE15 out of fear of losing seats, Zahid claims
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has claimed that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was against holding an early general election out of fear the party may lose more seats.
The former deputy prime minister said that PAS, which currently holds 18 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, may be worried about losing more seats if the 15th general election is expedited.
“Perhaps if the general election (is held) soon, he is afraid the party will have less than 18 of their existing seats,” he was quoted as saying by Berita Harian.
Zahid (above) said this when met by reporters during an event at Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang
Yesterday, Hadi said that those seeking to expedite the general election are "power crazy" and not those who want to focus on other areas of government first.
He reiterated that other matters are more important, such as the threat posed by Covid-19.
"Usually those who want to speed things up are power crazy. Those who are patient are not... (PAS) thinks long term," he had said.
The Marang MP added that the state polls that had happened in recent years were caused by Umno machinations.
"We participated (in those elections) because we were forced to," he said in response to Johor Umno deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed who accused PAS of being "power crazy".
Yesterday, Hadi said that those seeking to expedite the general election are "power crazy" and not those who want to focus on other areas of government first.
He reiterated that other matters are more important, such as the threat posed by Covid-19.
"Usually those who want to speed things up are power crazy. Those who are patient are not... (PAS) thinks long term," he had said.
The Marang MP added that the state polls that had happened in recent years were caused by Umno machinations.
"We participated (in those elections) because we were forced to," he said in response to Johor Umno deputy chief Nur Jazlan Mohamed who accused PAS of being "power crazy".
Of course Hadi knows PAS will be up shit creek if the election were held early.
ReplyDeleteAll those talk about other more important matters like Covid 19 are just that - talk.