PAS may eventually break with Umno
PAS now needs to reflect on its future and on the direction the party wishes to take. Sometimes PAS tends to lose touch with reality and tries to bite off more than it can chew. It certainly looks impressive when you contest hundreds of seats all over Malaysia. But it is winnability that matters, not number of seats you contest.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
PAS is split into one group that wants to work with Umno, even if that means not working with Bersatu, and another group what wants to work with Bersatu, even if that means not working with Umno. And this has caused an internal split in the party (which has happened a number of times in the past).
Of course, given a choice, PAS wants to work with both Umno AND Bersatu. But that is not really up to PAS to decide. It is up to Umno because Umno is far stronger than PAS and Bersatu combined.
Furthermore, Umno in Terengganu and Kelantan will not accept PAS as a partner — or does not want to enter into an electoral pact with PAS. Umno Terengganu-Kelantan wants to contest every seat and wipe PAS out.
In Selangor, Umno is open to an electoral pact with PAS, but only for the state seats. For the parliament constituencies, Umno wants to contest all seats.
READ MORE HERE: Umno’s Nur Jazlan slams the door on PAS for Johor poll
The stronger Umno gets, the more it will not see any benefit in working with PAS. Johor will be having its state election soon, maybe in March or so. If they can repeat the impressive performance as in the Melaka and Sarawak state elections, that will means GE15 will be held later this year and Umno-Barisan Nasional will not have any pact with Muafakat Nasional or Perikatan Nasional.
PAS now needs to reflect on its future and on the direction the party wishes to take. Sometimes PAS tends to lose touch with reality and tries to bite off more than it can chew. It certainly looks impressive when you contest hundreds of seats all over Malaysia. But it is winnability that matters, not number of seats you contest.
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Umno sedia berbincang dengan parti luar BN untuk hadapi PRN Johor
(Malaysiakini) – Umno sedia berbincang dengan mana-mana parti di luar komponen BN jika ingin bekerjasama bagi menghadapi Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor.
Bagaimananapun Setiausaha Agung Umno, Ahmad Maslan, berkata sehingga kini dia belum menerima permohonan rasmi daripada mana-mana parti.
“BN bertanding jika ada PRN itu sudah pasti. Bagaimana kaedah pertandingan itu kita masih ada masa untuk dibincangkan.”
“Jadi, setakat ini saya sebagai setiausaha agung, saya tidak menerima sebarang apa-apa permohonan rasmi daripada parti di luar komponen BN.”
“Jadi saya tak boleh buat komen atau sebarang keputusan mengenainya,” katanya dalam sidang media di Johor Bahru hari ini.
Semalam, Timbalan Presiden PAS, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man membayangkan yang parti itu sedia berbincang mengenai kerjasama dengan Umno bagi menghadapi PRN Johor.
Bernama melaporkan Tuan Ibrahim sebagai berkata sebarang perbincangan di antara PAS dengan Umno untuk PRN Johor hanya akan dibuat selepas DUN dibubarkan.
“Kita tunggu dulu PRN Johor jadi ke tidak, (selepas itu) akan (ada) perbincangan dengan Umno,” kata Tuan Ibrahim.
Pada PRN Melaka tahun lalu, PAS menyertai pilihan raya sebagai komponen Perikatan Nasional (PN) dan buat pertama kali menggunakan logo PN.
Ditanya mengenai persiapan Umno untuk menghadapi PRN Johor, Ahmad berkata Umno sememangnya telah bersedia bagi menghadapi pilihan raya.
“Melaka BN menang 75 peratus…tidak bermakna kami di Johor terlalu yakin, jadi terus buat persiapan apa sepatutnya jika PRN berlaku,” katanya lagi.
