PAS has “pulled out” of the battle for the Labuan parliamentary constituency, leaving the seat open to a straight fight between Barisan Nasional’s Rozman Datuk Isli and PKR’s Ibrahim Menudin.
Federal Territory PAS commissioner Mohamad Noor Mohamad said the party had directed its candidate Hadnan Mohamad to scale back after Pakatan Rakyat top leadership met to resolve a “technical glitch” involving overlapping candidates in at least seven seats.
Hadnan and Ibrahim had both filed their nomination papers last Saturday for the May 5 election.
A disappointed Hadnan said that he accepted the leadership’s decision.
But sources here believe that Ibrahim, a former Sabah Umno treasurer, has already lost the support of PAS in Labuan.
“PAS has been active in Labuan for a long time. PKR is hardly here. In fact, DAP is more active.
“PAS was very sure of the seat. Members feel they have been wronged. Also, they don’t like Ibrahim. They don’t trust him,” said a political observer here who is a frequent visitor to Labuan.
Hadnan’s heavy insinuations to the media were also revealing.
Following the announcement yesterday, he said: “We started our work as soon as the 12th general election was over, but now we are ready to sacrifice, [not contesting] here for the sake of our relationship within Pakatan.
“Therefore, we hope our friends in Pakatan will accept and respect this decision,” Hadnan said, adding that the Labuan PAS’ decision “not to continue our conflict [with PKR]” showed that the members were “loyal and obeyed” their party leaders.
PKR not reliable
PAS has been eyeing Labuan, a hub for offshore banking and a duty-free island, for years, having contested and lost three attempts at elections.
In the months preceding nomination day, DAP has also expressed an interest in the seat but backed down once told that the coalition leadership had agreed in 2011 to let PAS contest the seat.
A confident PAS was hoping to win the seat with DAP and PKR lending their support in the 13th general election.
In the 2008 general election, BN’s Yusuf Mahal won the seat with a majority of 8,457 votes.
PKR leadership, meanwhile, believed that Ibrahim, 63, a corporate figure who rose during the Mahathir regime, was more suited to take on BN in view of the island’s characteristics.
Ibrahim is an entrenched corporate figure who had led several big corporate companies, including government linked companies like Malaysia Mining Corporation Bhd, Suria Capital Holdings Bhd and Sapura Kencana Petroleum Sdn Bhd.
He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
The swap with PAS involved PKR having to relinquish its demand for three state seats in Terengganu in exchange for Labuan, Sungai Acheh in Penang and Panti in Johor.
Back BN, PAS told
Meanwhile, Rozman, the BN candidate in Labuan, has urged the disappointed PAS community to back his candidacy.
“I hope PAS supporters would vote us as BN’s struggle is far better and more reliable than PKR’s.
“I believe they [PAS supporters] have their own principles and they know how to evaluate PKR as they are in the same coalition,” he told BorneoPost. -FMT
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Labuan seat conflict could cost PKR
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Pertandingan merebut kerusi Parlimen Labuan menyaksikan pertembungan tiga penjuru dengan calon BN dicabar calon PKR dan PAS.
ReplyDeleteCalon muka baharu BN, Rosman Isli yang diiringi hampir 1,000 penyokong tiba di pusat penamaan calon di Kolej Matrikulasi Labuan pada 9.09 pagi dan kemudiannya menyerahkan kertas pencalonannya.
ReplyDeleteRosman berkata berdepan kedua-dua calon pakatan pembangkang bukan satu cabaran kepadanya tetapi beliau tidak boleh memandang ringan kedua-dua lawannya.
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ReplyDeleteRosman yakin Labuan akan kekal sebagai kubu kuat BN dan menyumbang satu kerusi kepada BN.
ReplyDeletePKR and PAS are facing off in one parliamentary seat in Sabah and six state seats in Penang, Selangor, Johor and Terengganu.
ReplyDeleteThe two opposition parties will vie for the Labuan parliamentary seat, the Sungai Acheh state assembly seat in Penang, Kota Damansara state seat in Selangor, Panti in Johor and Kota Putera, Bukit Besi and Seberang Takir state seats in Terengganu.
ReplyDeleteIn Labuan, PKR is fielding Ibrahim Menudin, while PAS’ candidate is Hadnan Mohamad.
ReplyDeleteThey are contending with newcomer Rosman Isli from Umno. In 2008, Umno’s Yusof Mahal took the seat by a huge majority.
ReplyDelete“There is no compromise, we are fighting each other. We cannot withdraw since we’ve already filed our nomination papers, and if we withdraw, we will lose our deposit,” said Ibrahim
ReplyDeleteIbrahim, one of PKR’s new recruits with a corporate background, is also going for the Bongawan state seat under the Kimanisparliamentary constituency.
ReplyDeleteSee the trouble is here..what happen PKR & PAS?. Whoever the candidate against BN candidate the seat. BN candidate still can win the seat.
ReplyDeleteEnam kerusi yang menyaksikan pertandingan tiga penjuru antara sesama parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat (PR) memaksa satu mesyuarat khas diadakan untuk menyelesaikan pertikaian tersebut. Well, i guess this is the result
ReplyDelete“Jawatankuasa Harian PAS Pusat akan mengadakan mesyuarat khas pada Isnin ini untuk membuat keputusan berikutan pertindihan calon PAS dan PKR,” kata Penolong Setiausaha Agung PAS Ahmad Sabki Yusof
ReplyDeletePertindihan calon antara sesama parti pembangkang juga berlaku di kerusi negeri Pulau Pinang melibatkan dua calon pakatan pembangkang iaitu Mohd Yusni Mat Piah dari PAS serta Badrul Hisham Shaharin daripada PKR yang akan berhadapan lawan daripada BN, Datuk Mahmud Zakaria.
ReplyDeleteSelain itu, empat lagi kawasan DUN yang berlaku pertindihan ialah Kota Damansara, Bukit Besi, Kota Putera dan Seberang Takir.
Pilihan Raya 2013 akan menyaksikan lebih kurang 13.3 juta pengundi yang berdaftar untuk memilih calon mereka bagi menentukan 222 kerusi Parlimen dan 505 kerusi DUN di seluruh Malaysia.
ReplyDeletePertembungan PAS dan PKR ini membuktikan Pakatan Rakyat gagal mencapai kata sepakat untuk meletakkan hanya satu calon menentang BN.
ReplyDeleteTindakan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) meletak calon menentang Pas di beberapa kawasan pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 (PRU13)adalah satu perbuatan khianat, kata Naib Ketua Pemuda Umno Datuk Razali Ibrahim
ReplyDeletePAS Mengalah
ReplyDeleteTindakan pertindihan calon pembangkang dibanyak kawasan dan contohnya di labuan ini menunjukan pakatan pembangkang gagal berpegang teguh kepada konsep kerjasama bukan seperti yang mereka laun-laungkan.
pertembungan antara PAS dan PKR di Panti, Kota Tinggi ,satu daripada tujuh kawasan yang menyaksikan pertembungan dua parti gabungan pakatan , menjadi bukti pembohongan terang-terangan tentang kesepakatan mereka.
Najib Abdul Razak said the opposition parties, which purportedly claim to have formed a people’s pact, have actually failed to reach a consensus and are in fact contesting each other in several constituencies in the 13th general election on May 5.
ReplyDeleteThe opposition pact is not a coalition that can ensure the future of the country and people. They are not a large coalition, nor a united front or adopting a common philosophy
ReplyDeleteLets make comparison between BN and PKR. So far BN don't have problems on overlapping candidate for any seat either in DUN or parliament. PM also state that BN doesn't have such problems. He added that if the people aspired for changes, the BN government had actually implemented many changes for the well being of the rakyat
ReplyDelete“BN too want changes, changes from within. The BN government shows that the changes and transformations are made from within, it does not necessarily mean changing the government, but our future that will change (through the BN government’s transformation programmes),” PM
ReplyDeleteOn Felda, Najib said the BN government would adopt a more systematic approach to bring significant changes to the settlers in the country, where under the second phase for the next 50 years, it would focus on efforts to turn Felda into an organisation of international standard.
ReplyDelete“We are making efforts to bring major changes through the transformation programme using new technology where the local settlers can apply the new technology to produce local and trditional products,” Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
ReplyDeletePertembungan PKR dan Pas di Parlimen Labuan dan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sungai Acheh pada pilihan raya umum ke-13 memberi isyarat bahawa tiada kata sepakat dalam pakatan pembangkang.
ReplyDeleteCalon PKR , Tan Sri Ibrahim Menudin dan calon Pas, Hadnan Mohamad di Labuan sama-sama mendaftarkan diri menjadi calon menentang Rosman Isli dari BN.
ReplyDeleteDi DUN Sungai Acheh, Badrul Hisham Shaharin yang dikenali sebagai Chegubard daripada PKR bersaing dengan Mohd Yusni Mat Piah daripada Pas menentang calon BN, Datuk Mahmud Zakaria, penyandang kerusi itu pada Pilihanraya Umum 2008.
ReplyDeletePada 10 April lalu, Pengerusi PKR Pulau Pinang, Datuk Mansor Othman telah mengumumkan nama Chegubard, sebagai calon parti itu di kerusi berkenaan, namun keesokan harinya, Pesuruhjaya Pas negeri, Datuk Mohd Salleh Man mengumumkan pula nama Yusni Mat Piah, Ketua Dewan Pemuda Pas negeri sebagai calon di DUN berkenaan.
ReplyDeleteSelain Labuan dan Sungai Acheh, sekurang-kurangnya terdapat lima lagi kawasan yang bertembung sesama sendiri.Paling teruk ialah di Terengganu di mana mereka berentap di tiga kerusi yakni DUN Bukit Besi,Kota Putera dan Seberang Takir.
ReplyDeleteBegitu juga di DUN Panti, Johor, calon BN turut berdepan dengan Azlisham Azahar daripada PAS dan Mohd Annuar Mohd Salleh daripada PKR.
ReplyDeletePrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak expressed confidence that Barisan Nasional will emerge as the victor in this general election.
ReplyDeleteAddressing a crowd of about 5,000 BN supporters here today, Najib said his confidence was based on the overwhelming response and feedback he had obtained from the people.
ReplyDelete"Everywhere I go I see the support for BN growing. Malaysians are happy with what the BN government has done and is doing.
ReplyDelete"People are truly appreciating what we are doing through the various transformation programmes. They know the BN government has always fulfilled its promises.
ReplyDelete"I am confident that BN will return to power in Malaysia," he said to a loud cheer from the enthusiastic crowd.
ReplyDeleteNajib, accompanied by Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, was here today in a get together with BN members and supporters.
ReplyDeleteHe also expressed confidence that the people of Perak would return BN as the next state government.
ReplyDeleteNajib, who is also BN chairman, said under the leadership of Zambry, BN had taken every possible effort to convince Perakians to trust the party.
ReplyDelete"We have attempted to restore the situation in Perak to the best of BN's ability. I believe in Perak, BN will be back to power. All I ask of you is to support the present state government. Can you give your support?" he asked to which the crowd overwhelmingly answered Yes.
ReplyDeleteBeberapa kerusi panas kita dapat lihat di Wilayah Persekutuan. Paling panas adalah kerusi di Putrajaya dan Lembah Pantai dimana rakyat akan menyaksikan tersungkurnya Husam Musa dan Nurul Izzah pada hari mengundi nanti.
ReplyDeleteBanyak nama besar Pakatan akan tersungkur di Wilayah.
ReplyDeleteYang paling mengejutkan ialah pertembungan BN-PAS-PKR di Labuan yang memberi makna Pakatan mereka bukanlah satu perjanjian mutlak. Dalam erti kata lain mereka berpura-pura pakat demi kuasa.
ReplyDeleteTetapi apabila berebut kawasan, tiada tolak ansur sehingga sanggup berlawan sesama sendiri.
ReplyDeletePatutlah PAS Terengganu laungkan 'Pakatan Tumbang'!
PKR dan PAS mula bergaduh sesama sendiri gara-gara mahu berebut kerusi untuk pilihanraya umum yang akan datang. PKR tidak mahu mengalah, malah mereka turut 'mencabar' supaya PAS bertanding di semua kerusi DUN di Terengganu jika merasakan diri mereka kuat.
ReplyDeletePergaduhan dalam perebutan kerusi ini membuktikan kepada kita bahawa PAS dan PKR sebenarnya tiada kesepakatan walaupun mereka berada dalam Pakatan Rakyat. Masing-masing merasakan parti mereka kuat.
ReplyDeleteNamun PAS usah risau kerana Mat Sabu telah berjaya mendapatkan beberapa kerusi untuk PAS tandingi, gambar di bawah sebagai bukt
ReplyDeletePKR dan PAS bertembung sesama sendiri di 7 kerusi iaitu di Labuan, Sungai Acheh, Kota Damansara, Panti, Bukit Besi, Kota Putera and Seberang Takir.
ReplyDeletePaling banyak bertembungan berlaku di Terengganu berbanding negeri negeri lain. Mengapa di Terengganu?
ReplyDeleteIni membuktikan kegagalan Saifuddin Nasuiton dan Musthapa Ali dalam membuat agihan kerusi antara kedua dua parti. Musthapa Ali masih lagi "berkabung" bila gagal mendapat kerusi di Dungun.
ReplyDeleteBegitu di Dungun, juga PKR tidak dapat. Oleh itu, berlakulah perang perang kecil antara PAS dan PKR di Terengganu. Di bawah ini adalah pembongkaran yang dilakukan oleh Din Turtle tentang apa yang bergolak di Terengganu
ReplyDeleteMengejutkan ! PR duk sibuk kata parti2 komponen BN bertelagah hal pembahagian kerusi sedangkan kalau ikut artikel TEGANUHOT ini, Pkr-Pas sememangnya sudah lama bertelagah hal kerusi ! dari tahun 2011 lagi..
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ReplyDeleteMemang gempak sebab emel yang dipintas dan disiarkan itu adalah dari Rafizi Ramli !
Dan antara nama2 besar yang disebut dalam artikel itu termasuk juga Saifuddin Nasution, Wan Azizah, Azmin
Jangan terperanjat...
ReplyDeleteParti pembangkang sememangnya masih berebut dalam segala hal.
PAS berebut dengan DAP, DAP berebut dengan PKR, PKR bergaduh dengan PSM...
Mereka dalam pembangkang ni masih dengan agenda masing-masing, nama saja 'pakatan' tetapi tidak sepakat pun.
Menjelang PRU13, bertambah menjadi-jadilah perangai mereka,
ReplyDeleteSemakin ketara ketegangan dalam parti pembangkang ini.
Kini, mereka tidak lagi berselindung kerana tanpa disengajakan, mereka telah mendedahkan identiti mereka yang sebenar.
Jelas, pakatan yang tidak sepakat ini kian rapuh...
ReplyDeleteTerkini :
PKR dan sekutu dekatnya Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) masih gagal mencapai kata sepakat berhubung penggunaan lambang dalam pilihan raya umum 5 Mei nanti.
Kegagalan ini menyebabkan dua parti itu bakal bertembung tiga penjuru dengan BN di tiga kerusi – parlimen Sungai Siput, Perak dan DUN Kota Damansara dan Semenyih, Selangor.
ReplyDeleteKetiga-tiganya bertanding atas tiket PKR di kerusi tersebut pada 2008 sebelum kerajaan meluluskan pendaftaran PSM selepas pilihan raya umum lalu.
ReplyDeleteAPA - APAPUN BN TELAH MEMENANGI PILIHANRAYA KE 13, & PAKATAN RAKYAT MASIH TERKIAL-KIAL MENCARI ARAH TUJU MEREKA!
ReplyDeleteNajib also noted that many traditional companies found their home in Malaysia, and that they were looking forward to more investment from France in the near future.
ReplyDeleteNajib also noted that many traditional companies found their home in Malaysia, and that they were looking forward to more investment from France in the near future.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia and Japan will continue the Look East Policy (LEP) – Second Wave which will be adjusted to suit the economic structure and priorities of both countries.
ReplyDeleteMalaysia and Japan will continue the Look East Policy (LEP) – Second Wave which will be adjusted to suit the economic structure and priorities of both countries.
ReplyDeletethe LPE should be more progressive with better focus and more economic-oriented.
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