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Faiz Zainudin

 | September 22, 2016

Cadangan mengadakan pilihan raya sebelum SPR masih perlu perkenan Sultan dan DAP perlu akur dengan keputusan MB.

PETALING JAYA: Beberapa penganalisis politik tidak bersetuju cadangan DAP supaya Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Selangor dibubar lebih awal bagi menghalang Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menggunakan peta pilihan raya baharu.
Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi dari Universiti Malaya berkata DAP perlu menghormati keputusan Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohamad Azmin Ali yang tidak mahu pilihan raya kilat diadakan dan bertegas mandat rakyat perlu dihormati.
“DAP perlu sedar tanpa sokongan PKR, DAP tidak dapat bentuk kerajaan di Selangor. Sokongan PAS juga penting bagi mengukuhkan kerajaan Selangor malah kedudukan Pakatan Harapan tanpa penyertaan PAS akan beri kesan kepada PRU.
“DAP juga perlu hargai mandat rakyat dan tidak perlu berpolitik berlebihan,” katanya kepada FMT.
Azman berkata, walaupun trend sokongan pengundi mula kembali kepada Barisan Nasional (BN), ia masih belum mampu mempengaruhi majoriti pengundi menolak kerajaan campuran Selangor.
“BN juga alami krisis dalaman khususnya Umno. BN Selangor masih lagi dalam proses pemulihan dan pembaikan peringkat dalaman malah BN Selangor juga dilihat kurang bersedia. Saya yakin pembangkang masih menang di Selangor jika ada kesepakatan di antara PKR, PAS dan DAP,” katanya.
Dr Sivamurugan Pandian dari Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) berpandangan pilihan raya awal bakal meretakkan hubungan PKR dan DAP.

“Jika Selangor bersetuju, ia juga memudahkan rancangan awal DAP untuk adakan PRN Pulau Pinang dan banyak isu negeri lain yang boleh menjadi faktor mengapa DAP Selangor mencadangkan PRN awal.
“Apa pun akhirnya, pihak istana mempunyai kata putus kewajaran PRN awal perlu dilakukan atau sebaliknya,” katanya.
Mesyuarat tergempar DAP Selangor semalam memutuskan pilihan raya mengejut ialah jalan terbaik mempertahankan kerajaan campuran PKR, DAP dan PAS di negeri itu.
Bagaimanapun Azmin bertegas menolak saranan itu kerana tidak mahu mengkhianati mandat yang diberi rakyat pada PRU13.

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'Analysts: Haron Din’s Demise A Great Loss, But PAS’s Outlook Remains Unchanged', The MalayMail Online, 20 September 2016

BY KAMLES KUMAR
September 20, 2016

Datuk Dr Haron Din, who had battled heart problems for some time, died on Friday at a hospital in San Francisco where he had undergoing treatment. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 ― The demise of PAS' spiritual leader Datuk Dr Haron Din might be a big loss for the Islamist party but analysts believe that it would not result in any change in its conservative approach or policies.
Pundits say that the ulama, or clerics’ control over PAS will still remain as long as party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang leads.
“I think as long as Hadi and the young ulama's still dominate the party, the Islamic approach and its attendant chumminess with Umno will still persists,” Dr Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore told Malay Mail Online.
Haron, who had battled heart problems for some time, died on Friday at a hospital in San Francisco where he had undergoing treatment.
The religious healer's death came a year and a half after he was elected as PAS spiritual adviser to succeed the late Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.
Universiti Sains Malaysia’s School for Social Science Studies lecturer Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian meanwhile said Haron Din was one of “pillars in protecting PAS’s movement based on its ideology” and his death might result in the party trying out a new approach despite staying united.
“I don't think the question whether it will soften or stronger in its approach because the leaders in PAS remain intact to party's objectives with their understanding on Islamic state. Maybe with different approach or methodology,” he told Malay Mail Online when contacted.
Another analyst echoed Dr Oh’s views, saying that as long as Hadi remain PAS chief, things will be run the same way including their approach towards other parties.
Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani of Universiti Utara Malaysia told Malay Mail Online that there has even been rumours that Hadi is set to replace Haron as the new PAS spiritual adviser.
“Whoever that replaces Haron Din will have to follow Hadi's policies. There is even a rumour that Hadi will be the replacement,” he said.
The academic however stressed that PAS needs to rethink its way of operating especially now as it needs allies from either Barisan Nasional (BN) or Pakatan Harapan to go into the next general elections.
“PAS is order to survive need to collaborate with either Umno or Pakatan. They not need to form a formal alliance but a pact for the elections might help,” Dr Mohd Azizuddin explained.
Haron was buried in San Francisco, after his family decided that he should be buried there according to his own wishes. He was 76 years old.
Hadi, in paying respects in front of the thousands who attended prayers for the deceased yesterday, said that Haron had contributed heavily to the development of Islam.

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