PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang will not defend his Rhu Rendang state seat in Terengganu in the May 9 general election, a party official said today. <\/p>\n
Hadi has held the Rhu Rendang seat for seven consecutive terms since the 1986 general election.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe president will only contest at the parliament level,\u201d party secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan told a press conference, adding that deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man and he himself would only contest parliamentary seats. <\/p>\n
Takiyuddin, however, declined to confirm if Hadi will defend his Marang parliamentary seat in Terengganu. <\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s wait until tomorrow, when we will announce the candidates for all states, except Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Takiyuddin said only about 10 PAS candidates are expected to contest both parliamentary and state seats this time. <\/p>\n
The secretary-general, who is the incumbent member of parliament for Kota Bharu, said he would contest the seat for a second time at the party\u2019s request. <\/p>\n
He is expected to face Husam Musa, the vice-president of the breakaway Parti Amanah Negara. Husam had previously served as PAS vice-president from 2011 to 2015. <\/p>\n
Takiyuddin said PAS and other component parties of the loose coalition Gagasan Sejahtera, along with other \u201cPAS-friendly\u201d parties, will contest in no less than 160 parliamentary seats. <\/p>\n
Each candidate under Gagasan Sejahtera will also be required to undertake a declaration of oath, prior to the announcement of the candidate list, Takiyuddin said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe declaration of oath is legally binding, whereby they must step down as the representative if they quit or are sacked from the party,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can choose to take action, or not to do so, just like in the past,\u201d he said, referring to the mass defection of PAS members into Amanah in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost importantly, it is the integrity of the individual that will be questioned by the public, should you break your oath with the party,\u201d Takiyuddin said.<\/p>\n
Gagasan Sejahtera consists of PAS, Malaysia National Alliance Party (Ikatan) and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (Berjasa) \u2014 all of which will be using the PAS logo in GE14, he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur friendly parties, meanwhile, will contest using their own logo, but they will be assisted by our machinery and we will move together during the election campaign,\u201d Takiyuddin added – theedge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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