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Monday, September 8, 2014

PAS fast becoming a 'HALF-PAST-SIX' party - analyst

PAS fast becoming a 'HALF-PAST-SIX' party - analyst
KUALA LUMPUR - The high number of conflicting statements from PAS over the Selangor Menteri Besar saga is a battle between the conservative and “practical” factions within the party.
Political analyst Khoo Kay Peng says the factions are sorting out their differences and trying to address their own stand in the Islamist party.
He said PAS’ disregard for the decision made by the Pakatan Rakyat council, coupled with them submitting three names as candidates for the Selangor MB post (when PKR and DAP submitted only two), also signalled the end of the coalition.
The Selangor Sultan had last month asked DAP, PKR and PAS to submit a minimum of two names from each party to be considered for the post.
While both DAP and PKR had insisted on submitting only one — that of PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail — PAS had suggested three names, including one of its assemblymen.
“This will hurt the coalition badly. It will also affect the voters who had heavily supported them before this.
“PAS’ lack of respect for the PR council and the fact that the majority within PR supported Wan Azizah for the MB post, means the end of the coalition,” he told The Rakyat Post.
Khoo said PAS was separated into two factions — the practical faction led by spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat and the conservative faction led by its president, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.
He explained that the conservatives did not want to see the party influenced by others as they wanted PAS to be the driving force of the coalition and champion issues like forming an Islamic state.
“The practical factions are the pro-Anwar and pro-Pakatan Rakyat factions, which believe in consensus between the parties in PR and agree to PKR leading Selangor.”
Khoo said there had been so many contradicting stories lately when it came to PAS because they themselves could never be united in their decision over the Selangor MB crisis.
Political analyst Prof James Chin said PAS was fast becoming a “half past six party”.
“Firstly, you have the party leadership which claims they do not know who the party recommended for MB since it was decided by Hadi alone.
“Secondly, you have PAS claiming it does not want the MB post, but recommending the name of PAS candidates for the MB’s post.
“Thirdly, the party claims to believe in democracy, but the party president can override all other party leaders when it comes to the MB’s post,” he told The Rakyat Post.
Chin did not agree on the notion that PAS was separated into two factions.
All groups within PAS, he said, agreed to the setting up of an Islamic state, but they differed on how they intended to seize Putrajaya and the implementation of an Islamic state.
The Selangor Menteri Besar crisis intensified after PKR proposed that its president, Wan Azizah, succeed the under-fire Tan Sri Abdul Kahlid Ibrahim in July.
While PAS had initially backed Abdul Khalid to retain his post, the party changed its stance after the Port Klang assemblyman was sacked from PKR.
They subsequently nominated both Wan Azizah and her deputy, Mohamad Azmin Ali, for the post although they stopped short of declaring their support for the Kajang assemblyman.
Abdul Hadi had recently said that Wan Azizah was “unqualified” to become Selangor’s MB. -http://www.therakyatpost.com/

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