No seat allocation talks with PKR, says PAS

No seat allocation talks with PKR, says PAS

PAS vice-president Mohd Amar sets out 'simple rule' for cooperation with PKR: Don’t contest where we are contesting.

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PETALING JAYA: PAS will not discuss seat allocations for the 14th general election (GE14) with PKR, the party’s vice-president insisted.

In a report by Berita Harian, Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah pointed out that the Islamist party had severed political ties with PKR in May.

“While there is still room for discussion, as of now we won’t negotiate with PKR.

“If PKR president Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says she wants to discuss seat negotiations with PAS for the 14th GE, we’ll make it simple. Don’t contest where we are contesting,” the Malay daily quoted him as saying.

Last week, Wan Azizah said she has not ruled out discussing seat allocations with PAS for GE14.

Wan Azizah, who is also the Pakatan Harapan (PH) president, stressed that the main objective was to topple the Barisan Nasional (BN) government.

“If there is anything that can help us achieve that, we will give it a try,” she was reported as saying.

PAS is not part of PH, which comprises PKR, DAP, PPBM and Amanah.

In May, PAS cut ties with PKR, ending almost two decades of cooperation with the multiracial party, after accusing the latter of breaching terms of their political alliance.

 

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