Party deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man says PAS and its allies are also seeking one or two more seats beyond the seven allocated in the proposed deal with BN.
Key takeaways
PAS denied BN's claim that joint candidate announcements would occur on Saturday, stating they are scheduled for October 28 or 29. The party also rejected reports that seat negotiations for the November 14 polls were finalized, noting that talks are still ongoing.
- PAS stated candidate announcements will happen on October 28 or 29, contradicting BN's Saturday timeline.
- PAS denied that seat allocations for the November 14 elections were fully finalized.
- Negotiations continue, with PAS seeking one or two additional seats beyond the seven mentioned by BN.
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PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the party will announce its Melaka election candidates on either Oct 28 or 29.PETALING JAYA: PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has denied that his party will unveil its candidates for the Melaka state election on the same stage as Barisan Nasional (BN).
BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had said that his coalition and PAS would jointly announce their candidates on Saturday.
"So far, no. We will announce it either on the 28th or 29th (of October)," Utusan Malaysia quoted Tuan Ibrahim as telling reporters in Kota Bharu.
PAS also denied finalising seat negotiations with BN for the Nov 14 polls after Zahid said BN would contest 21 of the 28 seats, with PAS and its allies contesting the remaining seven.
