UPDATED KUALA LUMPUR - As expected, PAS voted to govern Malaysia's richest state Selangor from within the Pakatan Rakyat coalition rather than join forces with Umno, as demanded by party hardliners, to snatch power from allies DAP and PKR.
Yet, factions aligned to PAS president Hadi Awang could not resist a back-handed turn against the PKR and its president Wan Azizah, announced it would also support Azmin Ali as a second candidate for the post of Mentri Besar of Chief Minister.
"After PKR sacked Khalid, Hadi had no choice but to stop supporting him. If PAS continued to do so, it would mean they are exiting Pakatan. Accepting Azizah is something Hadi cannot avoid doing either or it would look very suspicious and unprofessional because she has the support of 30 out of the state assembly's 56 representatives to replace Khalid," PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.
"What is a bit spiteful is to throw in Azmin's name - not because he is not qualified - but because it is totally unnecessary. It only allows Pakatan enemies like Khalid and Umno-BN to continue stirring up trouble. Not to mention intensify and prolong the infighting within all the Pakatan parties - PKR, DAP and PAS over who should be the MB. All that is very unfair to Azizah as she already has the majority support and is legally already the MB pending confirmation from the Sultan."
In a move to break the deadlock in Selangor, PAS today announced it would back both PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and deputy president Azmin Ali for the menteri besar post.
This was announced by PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu after almost two hours of deliberation by the party's central committee meeting at its headquarters. - Malaysia Chronicle
Sunday, August 17, 2014
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