Hadi: Let Tun M serve a full five year term
NATION
Saturday, 29 Sep 20187:57 PM MYT
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should be given the opportunity to continue in the role until the end of his five-year term, said PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.
He said efforts by some quarters, including PKR president-elect Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to take over the premiership, was not in accordance with political morals.
Pakatan Harapan parties had entered the last election with an agreement that Dr Mahathir would serve as Prime Minister and then hand over to the post to Anwar.
“We do not want a person with lust to rule. Let the present prime minister administer the country for as long as he can perform the task.
Asked whether PAS would cooperate with Umno in the Port Dickson by-election, Abdu Hadi said the cooperation would be similar to that during the Balakong and Seri Setia by-elections.
"When Umno does not place its candidate, PAS will, that is cooperation. In terms of strategy, we don't know yet, but if Umno wants to help, we will gladly accept, even if it wants to give donation,” he added.
The Port Dickson by-election will witness a seven-cornered fight, with Anwar leading the way as the Pakatan Harapan candidate.
Former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abd Samad and Anwar's former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan are also vying for the parliamentary seat as independents.
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The others are PAS candidate Lt Col (Rtd) Mohd Nazari Mokhtar and three other independent candidates Lau Seck Yan, social media personality Stevie Chan Kee Leong and Kan Chee Yen.
The Port Dickson by-election was called after its incumbent Datuk Danyal Balagopal Abdullah vacated the seat on Sept 12 to give way to Anwar who wants to make a comeback to the Dewan Rakyat.
In the 14th General Election on May 9, Danyal won the seat with a comfortable majority of 17,710 votes, defeating Barisan Nasional's Datuk V.S. Mogan and Mahfuz Roslan of PAS.The Election Commission (EC) has set Oct 13 as polling day for the Port Dickson by-election and Oct 9 for early voting.
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