PH’s Kempas candidate Faezuddin Puad says PAS’s backing for Barisan Nasional has exposed strains in its ties with Bersatu.
Faezuddin said PAS’s instruction to its members to back Barisan Nasional in seats where Perikatan Nasional is not contesting showed that ties within the opposition bloc were coming under increasing strain.
“I advise Bersatu voters to show their protest by voting for PH,” he told FMT.
“That is my personal view, because PAS has betrayed Bersatu in the context of the PN coalition.”
PAS has directed its election machinery in Johor constituencies contested by Bersatu to redeploy to seats contested by the Islamic party and other PN component parties.
PAS also urged its members and supporters not to support PH candidates in Johor constituencies where PN is not contesting, and back BN instead.
On Thursday, former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin urged Bersatu supporters to follow PAS’s lead and vote for BN, adding another layer to the contest for opposition votes.
Faezuddin said voters should look beyond individual candidates and consider whether the party they support can actually deliver post-election.
He said both the party and the candidate mattered, but voters should give priority to parties with clear policies and a realistic path to forming the government.
“Look at the party’s performance. A serious party offers good policies for the people, and I think that should be given priority.”
Kempas will see a three-cornered fight involving Faezuddin, BN’s Ramlee Bohani and Bersama’s Salamahafifi Yusnaieny.
Ramlee won the seat for BN in the 2022 state election, securing 11,919 votes to win with a 3,514-vote majority. - FMT
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