PAS’ Sabak assemblyperson Sallehen Mukhyi insisted today that PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail will not be accepted as menteri besar by the Selangor sultan.

This is despite his party yesterday endorsing Wan Azizah and her deputy Azmin Ali as candidates to replace embattled Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

“We have explained this before. We do not agree with Wan Azizah (as menteri besar), not because she is a woman but we were informed by the palace that the palace will not give consent to Wan Azizah,” he told journalists in Shah Alam today.

Sallehen ( right ), who remains a state executive councillor under Khalid’s state government, said for this reason PAS had nominated Azmin as an additional name.

However, he said, since Pakatan yesterday decided to only submit Wan Azizah’s name to the palace, it was up the coalition to give it a try.

“We can still try to make a formal submission of Wan Azizah’s name. What happens beyond that, I do not want to comment,” he said.

Pakatan yesterday settled for Wan Azizah after Azmin backed her despite his own nomination.

There has been speculation that the Selangor sultan may ask for another name, other than Wan Azizah, which was the reason for PAS’ move to nominate an additional candidate.

Even though PAS formally withdrew its support from Khalid yesterday, it said four of its exco members would remain in the state government under Khalid.

This, it said, was to allow the state government to continue functioning while awaiting the return of the sultan from his overseas trip on Aug 27.

Selangor crisis today

11.14am: PAS exco member Sallehen Mukhyi says no need for MB Khalid Ibrahim to quit now.

12.25pm: Khalid cancels attendance at morning function at the last minute, prompting speculation that he was going to Budapest to meet the sultan

1pm: PAS' Sallehen maintains sultan is against Wan Azizah Ismail as MB

1.53pm: PAS central committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad says presiden Abdul Hadi Awang's absence at Pakatan meet ' not silent protest '

2:35pm: Sultan tells Khalid not to meet him overseas but wait for him to return on Aug 27

3.33pm: A group protests against Wan Azizah as MB, citing her gender, competence and origin

6.32pm: Law expert Aziz Bari says the palace is defying the constitution if it rejects Wan Azizah