PAS has expressed confidence that Perikatan Nasional (PN) would be able to recapture Selangor in the upcoming state polls.
This is because the state’s voters are tired of Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) “lies and false promises”, said Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi.
“In the previous general election, PH and BN candidates lost in six parliamentary seats in the state while BN failed to win even one seat in Selangor,” Ahmad Yunus said in a statement.
“Harapan is seen as unable to carry the image that the rakyat wants in the administration, especially when the coalition started working with BN, which they have previously accused of kleptocracy.”
He also noted that the current Selangor government has failed to resolve the people’s various problems despite being in power since 2008.
These include the cost of living, job opportunities, housing issues, floods, slope and highland management, water pollution, as well as infrastructure and internet connection issues.
“The people of Selangor want a government that has integrity and can look after them while developing the state rather than a populist one that can only make false promises but fall short of delivering them,” he asserted.
“Based on these factors and the ‘green wave’ that contributed to PAS’ huge victory in the last general election, PAS is confident of capturing Selangor, together with PN, which can deliver a ‘clean and stable’ administration wanted by the rakyat.”
Ahmad Yunus’ statement comes two days after PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli expressed confidence that PH can win at least 45 Selangor assembly seats if the party’s machinery works hard in the coming state election.
Rafizi made further prediction that the coalition will likely lose seven to eight seats out of the 51 seats it won in the 14th general election (GE14) in 2018 when Bersatu was part of the coalition.
The Selangor state legislative assembly consists of 56 constituencies. While 40 of the seats are held by PH components, BN and PN hold five each.
Pejuang, PBM, and Warisan hold three, two, and one seats, respectively. – Jan 16, 2023
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