Malaysia

Hadi claims offer for PAS to join unity govt made just after GE15

Party president says it was wooed by numerous alliances following national polls

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 01 Jun 2023 6:37PM

Hadi claims offer for PAS to join unity govt made just after GE15
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is among the unity government leaders who have denied offering PAS the possibility of joining the nation’s ruling coalition. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes file pic, June 1, 2023

KUALA TERENGGANU – PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang claimed today that the offer for the party to join the unity government was not made recently, but just after the 15th general election last November. 

“(An offer was made to join the government)… but just after the general election, not recently,” he told reporters when met at the Terengganu International Summit 2023 at Taman Tamadun Islam here today.

Hadi claimed that, at that time, PAS was besieged with offers from various political alliances, but the party remained steadfast in sticking with Perikatan Nasional, adding that the coalition had even opened its doors to other parties as well. 

PAS leaders reportedly claimed recently that “certain individuals” had contacted them for a meeting to discuss, among others, the possibility of PAS joining the unity government. 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had yesterday denied such claims. 

Umno president and deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also said that there was no such offer made. – Bernama, June 1, 2023

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