PAS secretary general Kamaruddin Jaafar said today that the party would consider at least two names for the upcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election.

“At the central stage, the committee will normally deliberate over two likely candidates,” he said.

parliament 161008 kamaruddin jaafar Asked about the main criteria for the selection, Kamaruddin who is also the Tumpat parliamentarian said: “It is the person's win-ability”.

The Kuala Terengganu seat fell vacant following the sudden demise of the late deputy education minister Razali Ismail on Nov 28. He was a two-term Barisan MP for the seat.

Asked if it was necessary for PAS to inform other Pakatan Rakyat partners of the decision, Razali said it was not compulsory as the alliance has already endorsed a PAS candidate.

Campaign team line-up

PAS, he added, has also determined its campaign team line-up.

“We have agreed that deputy president Nasaruddin Mat Isa lead the by-election campaign at national level while PAS Terengganu deputy commissioner Wan Mutalib Embong would be leading the team at state level,” said Kamaruddin.

“The appointments are in preparation for the election dates which will be announced by the Election Commission (EC) tomorrow,” said Kamaruddin.

Yesterday, PAS leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat had declared his preference for PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu who was the party's standard bearer in the March polls this year to be the candidate again.

According to reports the EC is scheduled to meet tomorrow to discuss dates of the by-election.