Mustafa banks on Tuesday for end of ‘guessing game’

(Harakah Daily) – And the election guessing game continues. But this time, the prediction is based on the insistence by the Election Commission not to have separate polls for 13th general election.

The Negeri Sembilan state assembly will automatically dissolve this Tuesday, while polling must be held within sixty days, by May 26.

“If EC wants to have concurrent election, it will have to advise prime minister Najib Razak that the general election must be held before May 26,” said PAS secretary general Mustafa Ali (pic).

Mustafa said the EC should advise Najib on the “right date” if it wants to avoid separate election, something it has opposed all along.

According to Mustafa, it is hard to imagine that Najib will opt for national election in June.

“Negeri Sembilan is shaky for BN. I don’t think he will risk having Negeri Sembilan to hold state election earlier in April or May only to go for parliamentary election in June. If Negeri Sembilan falls to Pakatan Rakyat, it will have a great impact on national polls,” he added.

Najib meanwhile concluded his “Janji Ditepati” (Promises Fulfilled) nationwide tour today, the last stop being his parliamentary constituency of Pekan.

On Sunday, Najib will attend the F1 Grand Prix in Sepang. And on March 26, the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition will kick off for five days.

“So I guess the dust will settle on March 26. On that day, the guessing game will end,” said Mustafa.