PAS tak perlu jawab andaian Zahid jadi PM, Iskandar beritahu Mahfuz

PAS leader Iskandar Abdul Samad has dismissed calls for the party to comment on whether it would accept Zahid Hamidi as Prime Minister if Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) form a government after the 2016 General Election. The Bendahari of PAS stated that the issue was premature and had not been discussed within the party, and that it was merely speculation from former DAP leader Ong Kian Ming, who is now a political analyst.

He emphasized that there was no need for PAS to address the concerns raised by Umno Vice President Amanah Mahfuz Omar, who had generated the issue based on Ong's prediction that Zahid would become Prime Minister if BN and PN formed the government and won the 2016 General Election. Mahfuz had suggested that PAS might win more seats than BN, but Iskandar questioned this, predicting that Zahid would receive support from Sabah and Sarawak for the top position.

Iskandar also questioned Mahfuz's actions in generating the issue while Pakatan Harapan (PH) had already accepted Zahid as Deputy Prime Minister in a unity government. "I am worried that Mahfuz is generating this issue because PH has accepted Zahid as Deputy Prime Minister," Iskandar said.