PAS wants more time before GE, sees Harapan as main enemy

The dissolution of Parliament in the near term is “inappropriate”, according to PAS.

In a statement today, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said this is because the country is focussing on economic recovery and flood season preparations.

“PAS is of the opinion that the interest of the nation and the people come first. This includes economic recovery measures... including Budget 2023 which will be tabled (on Friday),” he said.

Hadi (above) also indicated that PAS will continue pursuing ties with both the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, which contains Bersatu, and the Muafakat Nasional political pact with Umno.

“PAS will continue discussions and negotiations with all political parties, NGOs, academics, and community leaders in order to fulfil our agenda to unite the ummah (Muslim community).

“We want to find common ground and avoid facing each other (during elections) in order to defeat Pakatan Harapan,” he said.

Hadi’s position was starkly different from that of coalition partner Bersatu, whose president Muhyiddin Yassin described Umno and BN as PN’s “main enemy”.

PAS has promised it will decide on its position within the Muafakat pact.

The Muafakat pact was a deal between Umno and PAS signed in 2019 with the goal of uniting against the then Harapan administration.

However, PAS joined PN a year later. The Muafakat pact did not hold during the Malacca and Johor state elections in 2021 and March this year respectively.

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