Guan Eng: Selangor MB post should be decided by Pakatan and not just PKR

(The Star) – The candidate for the position of Selangor Menteri Besar (picture) is a matter for Pakatan Rakyat to decide and not just one party, says DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

He said as the people voted for the coalition, and not just PAS, PKR or DAP, it was important for all three parties to be involved in the process.

“It is a Pakatan matter,” he said when commenting on Wanita PKR chief Zuraida Kamaruddin’s call for DAP and PAS to stay out of the issue on the appointment of the Selangor Mentri Besar.

Zuraida had said that the post belonged to PKR and the party should be given space to decide the best person for the job with no interference from a third party.

Lim said Zuraida was looking at factional politics.

“We look at it from the position of Pakatan, not as Team A or Team B. We went into the elections as Pakatan PKR, PAS and DAP not as PKR Team A or Team B, and the people voted for Pakatan, not for PKR Team A or Team B.

“Let the people decide whether they prefer factional politics or DAP and PAS looking at it separately from the position of Pakatan,” he told a press conference yesterday.

Lim reiterated his support for Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim to retain the mentri besar post, saying that he had led the Selangor team to a two-thirds majority in the May 5 polls.

“He should be given another opportunity to serve,” he said.

Selangor PAS deputy commissioner Khalid Samad said the party maintained its stand that Khalid should serve a second term as mentri besar, echoing PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali‘s statement made earlier this week.