PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the cooperation involved 27 parliamentary seats as well as seats in several states such as Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Penang which they have the potential to win if there was an agreement between them.
“If not on all seats, maybe in certain places. It is not impossible,” he told a press conference in conjunction with the launch of the Selangor PAS election machinery here last night.
However, Tuan Ibrahim said any PAS discussion with parties outside the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition will be reported to the PN presidential council to find the best way for a political consensus.
PAS is a component of PN with other members being Bersatu, Sabah STAR, SAPP and Gerakan.
Commenting on the three conditions set by Umno to PAS for it to return to the negotiating table to face GE15, Tuan Ibrahim said the consensus framework needed to discuss points of commonality.
Yesterday, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno would return to the negotiating table with PAS if it met three conditions. He did not reveal what they were or whether they had been conveyed to the party.
Meanwhile, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the party welcomed Zahid’s statement which expressed his openness to revive the ummah unity agenda following the four-eyed meeting between the presidents of Umno and PAS on Sept 17.
“PAS reiterates its commitment to be together in all efforts towards achieving the unification of the ummah, especially among Malays and Muslims based on Verse 10 of Surah al-Hujurat, which emphasises the issue of peace between Muslims who are at odds in some of their affairs,” he said in a statement.
He also said PAS still hoped that a true unification of the ummah could be realised among the main Malay and Muslim parties in the country.
“PAS hereby takes the stance of studying Umno’s openness in this regard and will make a final decision before this weekend, taking into account the aspects of maslahah (the greater good) and the least mudhorat (risk),” he said.
In a related development, PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin said at a party event in Ipoh yesterday the party would not give up on the unity agenda with Umno and Bersatu.