“I have spoken to the Amanah leadership. They will resolve the matter internally.
“I was told that Amanah will issue a statement today,” Azmin told reporters after officiating the Selangor-Asean Business Conference 2017 here today.
Azmin, who is also Pakatan Harapan (PH) vice-president, was commenting on Selangor Amanah’s move to approve a motion tabled by Ampang Amanah division chief Mohd Anuar Mohd Yusof.
Mohd Anuar said this was in line with the decision of PH’s presidential council not to work together with the Islamist party in the next general election (GE14).
“This is to ensure that PAS’ continued presence in the Selangor administration does not become a thorn in the flesh, which may then jeopardise efforts to defend the PH-led Selangor government in the next polls,” he said at the Selangor Amanah convention yesterday.
The motion was subsequently debated by the delegates and passed.
PAS left the country’s main opposition coalition after Pakatan Rakyat crumbled in June 2015 following differences with DAP on the implementation of hudud.
The coalition has since been replaced by PH, which comprises DAP, PKR, Amanah and PPBM.
PAS however retained its political relationship with PKR in Selangor, where its leaders are part of the state government.
This was despite the PAS Syura Council agreeing in May to end all political cooperation with PKR after a motion to end ties with the party was put forward by 21 PAS divisions and received support from the Youth and Ulama assemblies in April.
Selangor PH secretary Zuraida Kamaruddin however criticised the call, saying it was not in line with the spirit of consensus in the opposition pact, and not mature.
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